Editing Beaverton, Oregon (section)

==History==
===Early settlement===

According to ''[[Oregon Geographic Names]]'', Beaverton's name is derived from the settlement's proximity to a large body of water resulting from [[American Beaver|beaver]] dams.

The area of Tualatin Valley that became Beaverton was originally the home of a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribe known as the ''[[Atfalati]]'', which settlers mispronounced as ''Tualatin''. The Atfalati population dwindled in the latter part of the 18th century, and the prosperous tribe was no longer dominant in the area by the 19th century when settlers arrived. The tribe named their village Chakeipi, which translates to "place of the beaver",<ref name="hist">{{cite web |url=http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/community/history.aspx | title = Beaverton History | publisher = City of Beaverton | access-date = September 7, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928062919/http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/community/history.aspx | archive-date = September 28, 2007 | url-status = dead}}</ref> which early settlers referred to as "Beaverdam."

Early settlers include the Hall Family from [[Kentucky]], the Denneys who lived on their claim near present-day Scholls Ferry Road and Hall Blvd, and Orin S. Allen, from western New York.<ref name="hist"/> Lawrence Hall purchased {{convert|640|acre|km2}} in Beaverdam in 1847 and built a [[grist mill]] with his brother near present-day Walker Road.<ref name="hist" /> His was the first land claim in the area. He was soon followed by Thomas Denney in 1848, who came to the area and built its first sawmill. In 1860, a toll [[plank road]] from Portland to Beaverton was completed over a trail called [[Canyon Road]].<ref name="hist" />

After the [[American Civil War]], numerous other settlers, including Joshua Welch, George Betts, Charles Angel, W. P. Watson, and John Henry, laid out what is now known as Beaverton hoping they could bring a railroad to an area once described as, "mostly swamps & marshes connected by beaver dams to create what looked like a huge lake." In 1872, Beaverton's first post office opened in a general store operated by Betts, who also served as the first postmaster of the community. Betts Street, where the current post office now stands, is named in honor of him. In 1893, Beaverton, which by that time had a population of 400, was officially incorporated. Alonzo Cady, a local businessman, served as the first mayor. Many major roads in Beaverton are named for these early settlers.

===20th century===
[[File:View of Beaverton 1950's (Beaverton, Oregon Historical Photo Gallery) (10).jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Beaverton in the 1950s]]

Beaverton was an early home to automobile dealerships. A [[Ford Motor Company]] dealership was established there in 1915; it was purchased by Guy Carr in 1923 and over the years Carr expanded it into several locations throughout Beaverton. There are still several dealerships near the intersection of Walker and Canyon Roads.
[[File:Beaverton Depot for Oregon Electric Railway (Beaverton, Oregon Historical Photo Gallery) (247).jpg|thumb|Beaverton Depot for Oregon Electric Railway, c. 1911]]

In the early 1920s, Beaverton was home to [[Premium Picture Productions]], a [[movie studio]] which produced about fifteen films. The studio site was later converted into [[Bernard's Airport#History|Watt's Field]] and associated aircraft manufacturing facilities. A second Beaverton airport, [[Bernard's Airport]], was later developed farther north, at the present location of the [[Cedar Hills Crossing]] mall.

The [[Beaverton City Library|town's first library]] opened in 1925. Originally on the second floor of the Cady building, it has been moved repeatedly; in 2000 it was moved to its current location on Hall Boulevard and 5th Street. A branch location was opened for the first time in June 2010, when the Murray-Scholls location opened near the Murrayhill neighborhood. The Beaverton libraries and 15 other local libraries participate in the [[Washington County Cooperative Library Services]].

===21st century=== <!-- note forward reference to this section in intro -->
[[File:Southwest corner of The Round - Beaverton, Oregon.JPG|thumb|The Round in 2009]]

In December 2004, the city and Washington County announced an "interim plan" which would lead to Beaverton becoming the second-largest city in Oregon, second only to Portland.<ref name="county">[http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/cao/news/bvtnplan.htm County Board Approves Interim Plan with Beaverton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818231719/http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/cao/news/bvtnplan.htm |date=August 18, 2006 }}, a December 2004 article from the [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington County]] website</ref> The "interim" plan actually covered a period of more than ten years; from the county's perspective,<ref name="county" /> the plan supported its strategy of having cities and special districts provide urban services. The city of Beaverton also attempted to annex certain businesses, including [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], which responded with a legal and lobbying effort to resist the annexation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/news/pressrelease.jhtml?year=2004&month=12&letter=h|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114034402/http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/news/pressrelease.jhtml?year=2004&month=12&letter=h|url-status=dead|title=Statement By Nike Regarding The Recent Annexation Actions By The City Of Beaverton|archive-date=November 14, 2006}}</ref> The lobbying effort succeeded quickly, with the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] enacting Senate Bill 887,<ref>[http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0887.en.pdf Oregon State Bill 887 as enrolled] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303054851/http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0887.en.pdf |date=March 3, 2006 }} from the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] website</ref> which prohibited Beaverton from annexing Nike without the company's consent. The bill also applied to property owned by [[Electro Scientific Industries]], [[Columbia Sportswear]], and [[Tektronix]], and in August 2008 the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ruled that the bill also barred the city from annexing property belonging to Leupold & Stevens. (See below, under Economy.) Beaverton's legal efforts to annex Nike cost the city over one million dollars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beaverton hopes repaired relationship with Nike will help city's future|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/2013/04/beaverton_hopes_repaired_relat.html|date=April 13, 2013|website=The Oregonian|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

The Oregon State Legislature has also passed legislation which redetermined Washington County's [[urban growth boundary]] to include more development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/PlanningProjects/reserves/whats-new.cfm|title=What's New|website=www.co.washington.or.us|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123081210/https://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/PlanningProjects/reserves/whats-new.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/PlanningProjects/Bethany/upload/North-Bethany-Study-Areas-Map.pdf |title=North Bethany Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area |publisher=Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Planning Division |date=n.d. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923143938/http://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/PlanningProjects/Bethany/upload/North-Bethany-Study-Areas-Map.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2016 }}</ref> In 2018, the Metro Council voted to once again expand the urban growth boundary to include the [[Cooper Mountain (Oregon)|Cooper Mountain]] urban reserve area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Urban Growth Boundary Expansion|url=https://www.beavertonoregon.gov/2041/Urban-Growth-Boundary-Expansion|website=Beaverton, Oregon website|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925135702/https://beavertonoregon.gov/2041/Urban-Growth-Boundary-Expansion|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, voters approved a $35&nbsp;million bond for a new {{convert|75,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} Public Safety Center built to withstand a major earthquake. The center, which opened in fall of 2020,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/beaverton-police-now-working-out-of-the-new-public-safety-center/article_d3141ca6-d7a5-5a0a-ad82-0d6d73dd493c.html | title=Beaverton Police now working out of the new Public Safety Center | date=December 28, 2020 }}</ref> now houses the city's Emergency Management and Police Departments.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Beaverton clears way to complete Public Safety Center|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/bvt/15-news/443904-358767-beaverton-clears-way-to-complete-public-safety-center|last=Wong|first=Peter|work=[[Pamplin Media Group]] |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> Construction began in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Public Safety Center {{!}} Beaverton, OR – Official Website|url=https://www.beavertonoregon.gov/1757/Public-Safety-Center|website=beavertonoregon.gov|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712075331/http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/1757/Public-Safety-Center|archive-date=July 12, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Public Safety Center {{!}} Beaverton Police Department, OR|url=https://www.beavertonpolice.org/153/Public-Safety-Center|website=beavertonpolice.org|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>

The city has tried to encourage [[transit-oriented development]] around the city's [[MAX Light Rail]] stations. [[The Round (Beaverton, Oregon)|The Round]], a [[mixed-use development]] around [[Beaverton Central MAX Station]] on the site of a former [[sewer plant]], was announced in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schmidt|first1=Brad|title=The Round's tenacious tenants survive their winter of discontent|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2010/08/the_rounds_tenacious_tenants_survive_their_winter_of_discontent.html|access-date=June 10, 2015|work=The Oregonian|date=August 14, 2010}}</ref> In 2014, the City of Beaverton moved its city hall into The Beaverton Building, an office building in The Round.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vidyasagar|first1=Aparna|title=City of Beaverton Departments To Move Into 'The Round'|url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/city-of-beaverton-departments-to-move-into-the-round/|access-date=June 10, 2015|work=OPB|date=August 7, 2014|archive-date=June 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612013038/http://www.opb.org/news/article/city-of-beaverton-departments-to-move-into-the-round/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Round currently consists of 24,000 square foot of retail space with 63 residential condominiums located above.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Round|url=http://theroundbeaverton.com/about/about-the-round/|website=The Round|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> [[BG's Food Cartel]], Beaverton's first food cart pod, opened in 2018 and has 31 food carts, a speakeasy bar, and an event venue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BG Food Cartel {{!}} Beaverton's Largest Food Cart Pod|url=http://bgfoodcartel.com/|website=BG Food Cartel|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Beaverton's first super food cart pod opens|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/life/beavertons-first-super-food-cart-pod-opens/283-514080218|website=KGW|date=February 3, 2018 |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> Adjacent to The Round, the 550 seat [[Patricia Reser Center for the Arts]] opened in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beaverton's Reser Center for the Arts celebrates grand opening|date=March 2022 |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/life/reser-arts-center-grand-opening/283-b77be5d2-6023-411a-91c6-1a460ee9653e}} KGW.</ref> and was made possible by pledges from the Beaverton Arts Foundation and Pat Reser along with public sources. The groundbreaking was performed on November 13, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patricia Reser Center for the Arts|url=https://prca.beavertonoregon.gov/|website=prca.beavertonoregon.gov|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803150605/https://prca.beavertonoregon.gov/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to the Reser Center, a new 125-room hotel opened next to The Round in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyatt House opening in Beaverton|date=February 10, 2021 |url=https://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/hyatt-house-opening-in-beaverton/article_a4b9fe69-52b2-5355-ae37-76c1f1599e96.html}} Beaverton Valley Times.</ref> The performing arts center, apartments, city hall, hotel, MAX light rail station, plazas, food carts, and nearby businesses are collectively known as Downtown Beaverton.