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===Unsuccessful early townships=== Before Gladstone was formally founded, several small settlements were established in its vicinity. However, due to various natural disasters, such as fires and floods, few survived to become incorporated cities of today. One such community was [[Linn City, Oregon|Linn City]] (originally named ''Robin's Nest''). Settled in 1843 by [[Robert Moore (Oregon pioneer)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Kids/History_Mystery/hm3/linn_city.html |title=Linn City: A Victim of Nature's Wrath |last=Thomas |first=Mike |date=October 23, 2009 |website=U.S. Department of the Interior β Bureau of Land Management |access-date=September 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930010910/http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/res/Education_in_BLM/Learning_Landscapes/For_Kids/History_Mystery/hm3/linn_city. |archive-date=September 30, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portlandhistory.net/2013/01/linn-city/ |title=Linn City |date=January 20, 2013 |website=portlandhistory.net |access-date=10 September 2014 |archive-date=16 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216083027/http://www.portlandhistory.net/2013/01/linn-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another such ill-fated settlement was [[Canemah, Oregon|Canemah]], located near the [[Willamette Falls]]. Canemah prospered until 1861, when the same great flood swept most of the town over the falls. Even after reconstruction, much of the town's importance to river commerce ended in 1873 with completion of the [[Willamette Falls Locks]]. Ships no longer needed to dock and unload goods and passengers for [[portage]] around the falls. The remaining town officially survived until 1929, when it was annexed to Oregon City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/canemah/#.VBDTTShUpjc |title=Canemah |last=Hedges |first=David |website=The Oregon Encyclopedia |access-date=10 September 2014 |archive-date=13 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913012645/http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/canemah/#.VBDTTShUpjc |url-status=live }}</ref>
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