Table of Contents

PART ONE

An Oregon Story: Cottage Grove & the Willamette River
Introduction
The Willamette River
The Kalapuyans: Willamette Valley Indians
Fire: Altering the Valley Environment
Fever & Ague
The Kalapuya & the U.S. Government
The Oregon Country: White Settlement at Cottage Grove
"June 21. Rained hard."
The Confluence of Rivers: A Land of Floods

From Rivers to Reservoirs: Cottage Grove & Dorena Dams
Introduction
"We Really Had Floods"
The Willamette Valley Project
Setting the Goals for Development
The Social Promise of Development
Cottage Grove Dam
"The Dam Destroyed Something that Never Returned"
Hebron, Oregon
The Woodard Flume & Hebron Bridge
Dorena Dam
Recycling the Out Buildings of Dorena
Response to Cottage Grove & Dorena Dams
The Flood of 1964
The Flood of 1996
Recreation at Cottage Grove & Dorena Lakes
Wal-lamt: The Green River
Cleaning Up the Willamette
"Pollution in Paradise"
From Living River to Pipe?

PART TWO

The Last of the Lumbermills: Changing Cultures & Economies
Introduction
The Early Years
The Willamette Tributaries & Timber
Public Lands
The Railroads & World Markets
The War Years
Timber Workers
Decline
Logging & the Environment
The Row River Trail

Cottage Grove Then & Now
Introduction
Voices from the Valley: Residents Describe Cottage Grove The Early Years
Voices from the Valley: Residents Describe Cottage Grove Cottage Grove Now
Voices from the Valley: Residents Describe Cottage Grove Changes
Voices from the Valley: Residents Describe Cottage Grove & Eugene