ABSTRACT
August 14, 1848. Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state Febmary 14, 1859. Oregon is divided into 36 counties. The municipalities are classified as towns and
cities. There are no townships. See Introduction. Albany
Linn and Benton counties Western Oregon, 63mi/101km south-southwest of Portland 1847 Linn County formed; Calapooia (Brownsville) becomes county seat; 1849 town
founded on Willamette River by Walter and Thomas Monteith, named for home town of Albany, New York; Monteith Cabin built; 1851 county seat moved to Albany; grist mill built; 1852 steamboat Multnomah arrives; Steamboat Inn built; 1859 Oregon Democrat newspaper founded; 1865 incorporated as a city; 1867 Albany College established, becomes Lewis and Clark College 1941; 1870 Oregon & California (Southern Pacific) Railroad reaches city; 1893 first bridge built across Willamette River; 1940 third county courthouse built; 1966 Linn-Benton Community College established.
