The Crown Zellerbach Trail is part of Oregon’s “rails-to-trails” program, as it follows the Portland Southwestern Railroad route that began in 1906. The railroad was sold to the Crown Zellerbach Corporation and turned into a logging…

As The Weather Channel’s 2015 Oregon Pick for “Most Incredible Roadside Attraction in Every State,” the Peace Candle of the World is the signpost of Scappoose. Darrell Brock, owner of Western Candle Ltd., began constructing…

Scappoose first became an incorporated city in 1921. To celebrate the hundredth anniversary, Alan Hulsopple created the Historical Walking Tour of Scappoose. This self-guided walking tour starts at the 1902 Watts House Pioneer Museum and ends at the…

The Watts family first came to Scappoose along the Oregon Trail in 1852. In 1902, James Grant Watts built his family the Victorian Scapooose home that still stands today. The house remained in the family…

West Coast Shoe Company, also known as Wesco Shoes, is an internationally acclaimed boot manufacturer with headquarters in the small town of Scappoose, Oregon. John H. Shoemaker established the business in 1918 in Portland and…