ORU_B130.xml Guide to the Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Co. Records 1862-1865 Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Co. records Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Co. records Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Company B 130 0.025 linear feet 1 container 1 volume 1862-1865 Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Company built a toll road connecting Portland with Milwaukie, Oregon. The collection (1862-1865) contains corporate records of the Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Company. English . 1 (shared RSB box)

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 Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Company Portland (Or.)--History--19th century Milwaukie (Or.)--History--19th century Business enterprises--Oregon Toll roads--Oregon--Portland Macadam roads--Oregon--Portland Road construction industry--Oregon--Portland Oregon Articles of incorporation

Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam developed the "macadamized road" to withstand increased traffic and to enable improved water run-off. The Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Company built a macadamized toll road to connect Portland with Taylor's Ferry, which crossed the Willamette River to Milwaukie. This road is now named Macadam Avenue.

The Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Company was incorporated by S. G. Reed, George F. Thomas, John Green, Lloyd Brooke, Amory Holbrook, and Henry Failing. The company was sold to Multnomah County in 1879.

The collection (1862-1865) contains articles of incorporation, stockholder information, motions, and minutes of the Board of Directors.

 Guide to the Portland and Milwaukie Macadamized Road Co. Records

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