1. we are not the true end of the Oregon Trail, the Oregon coast is. 2. We were the first area to have a court in the northwest, so people who wanted to settle land claims in California had to come to OC 3. The Oregon City Elevator is a little odd, here are 3 pics: This is the old elevator. http://gesswhoto.com/elevator.jpg This is when they were constructing the new one. http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/images7/00447.jpg They eventually tore down the old one, this is what it looks like present day. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/f/f2/DSCN6681_oregoncityelevator_e.jpg 4. We used to have a trolley that went from Portland, Oregon to OC running on (I think) 2 volts of eletricty. 5. We have a paper mill that stinks really bad. How is that?