Wilkes, Portland, Oregon
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Wilkes is the northeastern most neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
, bordered on the north by the Columbia River
and on the east by the city of Gresham
. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Argay
, Russell
, and Hazelwood
on the west, and Glenfair
on the south. Interstate 84
runs through the middle of the neighborhood.
The Wilkes School property was donated by the Wilkes family. The Wilkes also settled Banks and Wilksboro in the Dairy Creek area.
The Wilkes were the family that Dr McGloughlin sent Noble Ellis up to Mount Hood to rescue in the winter of 1847.
Daniel Bruce Downard, a direct descendant and OSP boxing and wrestling commission inspector still lives in Milwaukie.
The first park established in the neighborhood was Wilkes Park. The land for the park was acquired in 1998 and the park was dedicated August 3 2004. Since then, Portland Parks and Recreation and the City's Bureau of Environmental Services partnered to acquire 20 acres of land at the headwaters of Wilkes Creek in March 2011 to create a second park and natural preservation area.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, bordered on the north by the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
and on the east by the city of Gresham
Gresham, Oregon
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...
. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Argay
Argay, Portland, Oregon
Argay is a neighorhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. Argay is bounded by the Columbia River on the north, NE 122nd Ave on the west, Interstate 84 on the south, and NE 148th Ave. on the east.Argay Park is located here....
, Russell
Russell, Portland, Oregon
Russell is a neighorhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, United States. Russell lies between Interstate 84 on the north and NE Halsey St. on the south, and between NE 122nd Ave on the west and NE 142nd Ave. on the east...
, and Hazelwood
Hazelwood, Portland, Oregon
Hazelwood is a neighborhood in the Northeast and Southeast sections of Portland, Oregon. Prior being annexed by Portland, the community was enumerated as a "Census-designated place". The community recorded a population of 25,541 in 1980 and 11,480 in 1990....
on the west, and Glenfair
Glenfair, Portland, Oregon
Glenfair is a neighborhood in the Northeast and Southeast sections of Portland, Oregon, on the city's eastern border with Gresham.-External links:*...
on the south. Interstate 84
Interstate 84 in Oregon
In the U.S. state of Oregon, Interstate 84 travels east–west, following the Columbia River and the rough path of the old Oregon Trail from Portland east to Idaho. For this reason, it is also known as most of the Columbia River Highway No. 2 and all of the Old Oregon Trail Highway No. 6 . It...
runs through the middle of the neighborhood.
The Wilkes School property was donated by the Wilkes family. The Wilkes also settled Banks and Wilksboro in the Dairy Creek area.
The Wilkes were the family that Dr McGloughlin sent Noble Ellis up to Mount Hood to rescue in the winter of 1847.
Daniel Bruce Downard, a direct descendant and OSP boxing and wrestling commission inspector still lives in Milwaukie.
The first park established in the neighborhood was Wilkes Park. The land for the park was acquired in 1998 and the park was dedicated August 3 2004. Since then, Portland Parks and Recreation and the City's Bureau of Environmental Services partnered to acquire 20 acres of land at the headwaters of Wilkes Creek in March 2011 to create a second park and natural preservation area.
External links
- Fairview-Rockwood-Wilkes Historical Society
- Wilkes Community and Rockwood Corridor Plan (Portland Bureau of Planning, 1987)