One such community was Linn City ( originally named '' Robin ’s Nest '' ) . Settled in 1843 by Robert Moore , Robert himself built four flour and lumber mills along the banks of the Willamette . Warehouses , homes , and mills were steadily added until 1861 , when a fire destroyed several of the buildings . Efforts at rebuilding the small town entirely ceased when the Great Flood of 1862 struck , wiping out the remaining buildings
Great Flood of 1862
Great Flood of 1862
Gladstone, Oregon