Willamette
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Willamette from the Clackamas language of the Columbia River, Oregon, can refer to:
A toponym of the U.S. state
of Oregon
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A toponym of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
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- Willamette RiverWillamette RiverThe Willamette River is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States...
, a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon - Willamette ValleyWillamette ValleyThe Willamette Valley is the most populated region in the state of Oregon of the United States. Located in the state's northwest, the region is surrounded by tall mountain ranges to the east, west and south and the valley's floor is broad, flat and fertile because of Ice Age conditions...
, a region in northwest Oregon that surrounds the Willamette River- Willamette Valley AVAWillamette Valley AVAThe Willamette Valley AVA , is an American Viticultural Area which lies in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The AVA is the wine growing region which encompasses the drainage basin of the Willamette River...
, Oregon wine region
- Willamette Valley AVA
- Willamette Valley forests, an ecoregion that includes the Willamette Valley and adjacent parts of Washington
- Willamette, Oregon, an unincorporated community that is now part of West Linn
- Willamette National ForestWillamette National ForestThe Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...
, a National Forest in western Oregon - Willamette FallsWillamette FallsThe Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, in the United States. It is the largest waterfall in the Pacific Northwest and the eighteenth largest in the world by water volume. Horseshoe in shape, it is wide and high with a flow...
, a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn - Willamette MeteoriteWillamette MeteoriteThe Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette, is an iron-nickel meteorite discovered in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in North America and the sixth largest in the world...
, a meteorite that was discovered in Oregon - Willamette Pass Resort, a ski area in the Cascade Range of Oregon
- Willamette StoneWillamette StoneThe Willamette Stone was a small stone obelisk originally located in the western hills of Portland, Oregon in the United States. It marked the intersection and origin of the Willamette Meridian and Willamette Baseline, which defined the grid system of sections and townships from which all real...
, survey marker in Oregon - Willamette Cattle CompanyWillamette Cattle CompanyThe Willamette Cattle Company was formed in 1837 by pioneers in the Willamette Valley of present day Oregon, United States. The company was formed with the express purpose of purchasing cattle in California to bring to Oregon Country...
, a company formed in Oregon in 1837 to buy cattle in California - Willamette UniversityWillamette UniversityWillamette University is an American private institution of higher learning located in Salem, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest university in the Western United States. Willamette is a member of the Annapolis Group of colleges, and is made up of an undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and...
, a private institution of higher learning located in Salem - Willamette High SchoolWillamette High SchoolWillamette High School, or "Wil-Hi", is located in the Bethel-Danebo area of West Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Bethel School District along with Kalapuya High School.-History:...
, a high school in Eugene
Other
- Willamette Industries, Inc.Willamette Industries, Inc.Willamette Industries, Inc. was a Fortune 500 forest products company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. In 2002 the lumber and paper company was purchased by competitor Weyerhaeuser of Federal Way, Washington in a hostile buyout and merged into Weyerhaeuser's existing...
, a former Fortune 500 company purchased by Weyerhauser - Willamette locomotiveWillamette locomotiveThe Willamette locomotive was a geared locomotive of the Shay locomotive type, built by the Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland, Oregon...
, a type of steam locomotive formerly used in the logging and mining industries - Willamette, the codename for the first core used in the Intel Pentium 4 microprocessor
- Willamette, Colorado, the fictional setting in the Xbox 360 and Wii game Dead RisingDead Risingis an action-adventure, survivor horror video game, developed by Capcom and produced by Keiji Inafune. It was released on August 8, 2006 exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game console. The game was a commercial success. It has been introduced into the Xbox 360 "Platinum Hits" lineup, and a cell...
- USS WillametteUSS WillametteUSS Willamette has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Willamette , a sloop-of-war or frigate cancelled in 1866 before her keel was laid...
, a US Navy fleet replenishment oiler - Willamette Hops, used in the brewing of beer, see List of hop varieties