Scappoose’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Scappoose. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusScappoose is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It was named for a nearby stream, which drains the southern part of the county. The name "Scappoose" is of Native American origin, and is said to mean "gravelly plain." The population was 8,010 at the 2020 census.
Scappoose was established in 1921. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,592 to 8,010 (+22%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Scappoose yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Scappoose’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Scappoose’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewScappoose, Oregon, c1929, 1929: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Scappoose, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Scappoose
3 places in Scappoose are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1980James Grant Watts House
Listed 2011John and Carolena Heimuller Farmstead
Listed 2017United States Post Office (Scappoose)Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Scappoose, Oregon, c1929 (1929) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.