Editing Keizer, Oregon (section)

==History==
The original settlement was at Keizer Bottom, near the banks of the [[Willamette River]]. The community was named after [[Thomas Dove Keizur]], one of its first settlers. Somewhere in the translation of donation land claim records, his name was misspelled.<ref name=Story>{{cite book|title=The Keizer Story (Keizur)|first=Daisy|last=Keizur Barrett|author2=Ginger Powers|publisher=Linn County Historical Museum|year= 1983}}</ref><ref name=Families>{{cite web|url=http://keizertimes.com/?p=2233|publisher=Keizertimes.com|title=Keizer's First Families, Part 1|access-date=June 21, 2011}}</ref>
The settlement suffered in the [[Great Flood of 1862|flood of 1861]], and the inhabitants rebuilt their homes on higher ground. Further floods in 1943, 1945, 1946 and [[1948 Columbia River flood|1948]] hampered the growth of the community, and it was not until dams were built in the 1950s to regulate the flow of the Willamette that Keizer began to flourish.

The [[Salem, Oregon|City of Salem]] tried to annex the growing community adjacent to its city limits many times.<ref name=Annexation>{{cite web|url=http://keizertimes.com/?p=2225|publisher=Keisertimes.com|title=A Brief History of Keizer|access-date=June 21, 2011}}</ref> Beginning in 1964, a number of Keizer residents, powered by Janet and Richard Bauer and family, tried to convince the people of Keizer that it would be cheaper and better to form their own city. It was not until November 2, 1982, that, with the support of the nearby [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Clear Lake, Oregon|Clear Lake]], residents voted to make Keizer a city.<ref name=Annexation/>

Keizer Bottom is now the site of Keizer Rapids Park, a public park whose attractions include a [[dog park]], playground, boat-in camping, [[nature trail]]s, a [[disc golf]] course, and sport courts.