This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5A2D30C5441698F4BBD3BF62 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------5A2D30C5441698F4BBD3BF62 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <3C923930.B5CD2E17@oregonvos.net> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:10:56 -0800 From: Jean Rotter <jrotter@oregonvos.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: crystalwoman <crystalwoman@montana.com> Subject: Re: May 30, 1948 Vanport Flood Remembered References: <000f01c1cc37$982ae4a0$88340844@sd.cox.net> <014401c1cc41$9d287760$61846d42@compaq> <005f01c1cc45$897a7c00$88340844@sd.cox.net> <015c01c1cc49$b55af300$61846d42@compaq> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It is the same flood, it was Vanport, not Vancouver City. They didn't live in shanties, but in defense houses which were prefabs. My mother-in-law bought one that survived or was in a different site, broke it down, moved it to the coast and it still stands as a beach cabin 45 years later. Jean Rotter crystalwoman wrote: > Well it was a shipyard shanty town near Portland in the early mid-40's for > sure, built by Kaiser. They built many a ship for the Navy for WW11. > Mom said they lived in small houses all together and there was a P.O. and it > was called Vancouver City and ALL gone with a flood sometime after she was > there. She only stayed and worked there from 16-18 y.o. and then left. She > said she remembers the flood then later wiped all trace of the town away, > and they never rebuilt it. I just wondered it it was the same year as the > flood you talked of... > Happy Trails, Joan > Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: > http://www.geocities.com/crystalwoman_2000/roots.html > crystalwoman@montana.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cchouk" <cchouk@cox.net> > To: "crystalwoman" <crystalwoman@montana.com> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:19 AM > Subject: Re: May 30, 1948 Vanport Flood Remembered > > > Joan: > > > > I never heard of Vancouver City, OR, and it doesn't show up in the USGS > > maps. BTW I lived in Portland 1957-1961. > > > > Cecil > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "crystalwoman" <crystalwoman@montana.com> > > To: "cchouk" <cchouk@cox.net> > > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:51 AM > > Subject: Re: May 30, 1948 Vanport Flood Remembered > > > > > > > Had you ever heard of Vancouver City, OR? My mother (16 y.o.) early mid > > > 1940's worked in a ship yard built there by Kaiser with her father and > > they > > > lived in project homes while doing that. She hated it but her father > made > > > her go with him. She welded in pipes and small areas on the ships being > > > built. > > > > > > She said the city was flooded away at one time after she had left > > > there......was that same time as the flood of Vanport City? > > > > > > Thanks, Joan in rural MT > > --------------5A2D30C5441698F4BBD3BF62--