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 >