Oregon Experience
Vanport
Season 11 Episode 1101 | 59m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
This is the story of Vanport; what it was like to live there and how it suddenly ended.
During the early 1940s, Vanport, Oregon was the second largest city in the state. But on a Sunday afternoon in May 1948, it disappeared completely - destroyed by a catastrophic flood.
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Oregon Experience is a local public television program presented by OPB
Oregon Experience
Vanport
Season 11 Episode 1101 | 59m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
During the early 1940s, Vanport, Oregon was the second largest city in the state. But on a Sunday afternoon in May 1948, it disappeared completely - destroyed by a catastrophic flood.
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
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