Lake Oswego, OR

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Lake Oswego, OR

CITY

Official Website:
https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/‎

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.lake-oswego.com/

Population:
35278 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1847 (founded), 1886 (railroad), 1910 (incorporated), 1960 (renamed)

County:
Clackamas County, Multnomah County, Washington County

Founded 1847 by Albert Alonzo Durham as Oswego, naming it after Oswego, NY. Upon annexation of Lake Grove in 1960, the combined town was renamed Lake Oswego. There is no body of water called Lake Oswego but the present city completely surrounds Oswego Lake, before 1913 known as Sucker Lake.

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Patricia M. Haslach Diplomat c. 1956 US Senior Official for APEC

Julianne Phillips Actor 13-May-1960 Actress/wife of Bruce Springsteen

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Luke Askew Actor 26-Mar-1932 29-Mar-2012 Easy Rider

William Stafford Poet 17-Jan-1914 28-Aug-1993 Traveling Through the Dark

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