Bridal Veil
ORIGINS Like most western Oregon ghost towns, Bridal Veil is a lumber ghost. Located in the Columbia River Gorge, the town receives many visitors to its nearby waterfall recreation area. Thanks to its post office, it clin... ghosttowns.com
Kinton
Twenty million years ago, lava flows from eastern Oregon snaked down the Columbia River and deposited a bed of basalt lava in the area known today as Washington County. During the last ice age, the region was engulfed rep... ghosttowns.com
Vanport
Former seaport and company town. Actually located inside the city limits of Portland, this town died when the dikes broke and the Columbia River filled its low-lying site with water. Local research should bring this sit... history.rootsweb
Champoeg Oregon
Originally a gathering place for the Kalapuya Indians, Champoeg became a meeting place for the French-Canadian trappers that were here in the early 1800's. This location became the site of a pioneer town named Champoeg. C... waymarking.com
Etna
Etna was a small farming community established in the late 1800's. Was mostly a "farmer's gathering place". There was once a cheese factory about a mile west of the Grist Mill; I haven't been there in awhile and am uncert... ghosttowns.com