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Water Bureau History
Isaac Smith: First Chief Engineer of Portland's Water System - February 27, 2006 - 1 Comments
2-27-06

1918: First Women Clerks at the Water Bureau - March 3, 2006 - 1 Comments
3-2-06

D. D. Clarke: The Second Chief Engineer - March 7, 2006 - 0 Comments

Water Bureau "Firsts" - March 9, 2006 - 1 Comments
Women in the workplace: 3 -9-06

Frank Dodge: Naming Dodge Park - March 13, 2006 - 1 Comments
3-13-06

Serving the best since 1895 - March 17, 2006 - 0 Comments
The old Portland Hotel menu - 3- 17-06

Winnifred Ewart Steel - March 15, 2006 - 0 Comments
First clerks at the Water Bureau: 3-15-06

The Oregonian: January 1, 1895 - April 15, 2006 - 0 Comments
4-15-06

Water Quality Report: 1897 - April 8, 2006 - 0 Comments
4-8-76

Water Bureau First: Phones in 1878 - April 11, 2006 - 0 Comments
4-11-06

From the history books.... - August 8, 2006 - 0 Comments
8-8-06

The Water Works -- to the employees of the Portland Water Bureau - September 1, 2006 - 0 Comments
Labor Day Weekend, 2006

City ID: 1918 - September 25, 2006 - 1 Comments
9-25-06

Opening the door and keeping it open - March 16, 2006 - 1 Comments
Kate Barrett: 3-16 -06

Winifred Ewart Steel - March 14, 2006 - 3 Comments
First Female Clerk in the Water Bureau: 3-15-06

My Experience as a Water Operations Mechanic - March 10, 2006 - 0 Comments
Nancy Nold: 3-10-06

First Women as Clerks at Water Bureau - 1918 - March 3, 2006 - 2 Comments
3 -2-06

Courier of Change - March 1, 2006 - 1 Comments
Deb Stineback: 3-1-06

Just one of the guys, I hope? - March 14, 2006 - 1 Comments
Jamie Teatsworth: 3 -14 -06

March 2, 1928 - March 13, 2007 - 0 Comments
3-13-07

Calling All History Buffs - February 24, 2007 - 2 Comments
2-24-07

Powell Butte Online - February 5, 2007 - 6 Comments
2-5-07

From Locomobile to B99 Biodiesel - March 19, 2007 - 1 Comments
3-19-07

Tabor Water Bill Mystery: April, 1895 - May 5, 2007 - 0 Comments
5-5-07

Benjamin Harrison & the Bull Run - May 26, 2007 - 0 Comments
5-26-07

Early, Early Water System History 1857- 1895 - September 4, 2007 - 0 Comments
9-5-07

The Best Laid Plans...circa 1893 - August 30, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-30-07

60 years ago...1947 - August 29, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-29-07

Water Meter History... - August 23, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-23-07

50 years ago...1957 - August 22, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-22-07

"Bull Run Purity Liked" -- 1927 Headline - August 31, 2007 - 0 Comments
8-31-2007

The Watercourse Way - August 17, 2006 - 0 Comments
8-16-06

Who is D. C. Henny? - November 17, 2007 - 0 Comments
11-17-07

The "Top of the Town" - Council Crest - August 13, 2008 - 1 Comments
The Water Bureau has a water storage tower at Council Crest park that used to be an observatory.

What Does Building a Water Reservoir Look Like? - August 7, 2008 - 0 Comments

Groundwater - A Historical View - July 29, 2008 - 1 Comments
One source of water was simply not enough.

First Flow -- A Historic Moment - July 14, 2008 - 2 Comments
The bureau was lucky enough to have captured a photo of the first flow to Portland.

The Water Bureau in 1917 - June 6, 2008 - 1 Comments
1917 was an interesting year for the Water Bureau because it began metering services.

Horse Play - May 2, 2008 - 2 Comments
Horses were an intergral part of the construction of Dam 1 in the Bull Run watershed. It has been 90 years since the Water Bureau had used horses for such activity.

You’ve Worked Hard all Week – Now Indulge Yourself in a Little Light Friday Learning! - June 13, 2008 - 1 Comments
Ancient Egpytians paved the way for modern water cleaning methods.

Greetings on Memorial Day - May 26, 2008 - 2 Comments
Today's post discusses some of the lesser known folks who have contributed to the legacy of the Water Bureau.

"Bull Run Will Do" - April 8, 2008 - 2 Comments
4-8-2008

Free Water? Well, Almost. - April 11, 2008 - 0 Comments
A 1907 initiative sought to make water free to all citizens of Portland.

Water Via Wood? - November 6, 2008 - 5 Comments
Water flowed through wooden pipes, back in the day.

How Did They Tell Time in 16th Century B.C.? With Water, Of Course! - February 26, 2009 - 0 Comments
Water has been used to tell time for centuries.

5 Cool Historical Tidbits You Never Knew Relating to the Portland Water Bureau - March 27, 2009 - 2 Comments
Interesting historical facts about the bureau.

Life With (or without) Water... Circa 1500's - October 24, 2008 - 0 Comments
Life with (or without) water in the 1500's was very different from modern water systems.