Visual History

ImagePort takes possession of 375 acres near The Dalles Dam for the Dallesport Industrial Park
DateDecember 18, 1969
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Oliver P. Kreps exchanges a $105,000 check for the deed to 375 acres of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) property near The Dalles Dam. The property purchased in this transaction established the core of the Dallesport Industrial Park. In the foreground are USACE Portland District Engineer Colonel Robert L. Bangert (left) and Port Commission President Oliver P. Kreps (right). Present (from left to right) are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland Real Estate Division Chief William J. Ashworth, Colonel Bangert, an unknown individual, Port Auditor Leon Berry, Port Manager Clarence Irwin, Mr. Kreps, and Port Legal Counsel Ted Kolbaba.

Photograph showing O.P. Kreps and Colonel Bangert exchanging the check and deed