Wilsonville: Home to Some of Oregon's Largest and Most Influential Corporate Citizens
More than 150 years ago, pioneers moving west along the Oregon Trail reached their journey's end in what became Clackamas County. Among the first settlers in what is now the Wilsonville area was Col. Alphonso Boone, grandson of the legendary Daniel Boone of Virginia and Kentucky fame. In 1847, Jesse V. Boone, great-grandson of Daniel Boone, began to operate a ferry across the Willamette River.
A major road in the area is Boones Ferry Road. This road goes through the center of the city of Wilsonville. Nowadays, a bridge across the river (Boone Bridge) allows traffic on Interstate-5 to travel north and south. The area officially was named Wilsonville after the local postmaster, Charles Wilson, on June 3, 1880. Residents in the area voted to incorporate the city in 1968.
With the construction of Interstate-5 in the 1960s, Wilsonville became a thriving community of 13,000+ people. The western states' Nike distributorship is in Wilsonville in addition to many small and medium-size businesses and headquarters for Tektronix, Mentor Graphics, In Focus, Hollywood Video and other companies.
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Wilsonville Spokesman community newspaper
