City of Tigard Group

  City of Tigard – Historic Sites     Doriot Rider Log Home   Built in 1923 by H.G. and Delpha Doriot as a guest house for friends and family. Located at  14850 SW 132nd Terrace.       Durham Elementary School   Built in 1920, the school is associated with early pioneer and businessman Albert Durham. Located at  7980 SW Durham Rd, Tigard, OR 97224           Ye-Olde Windmill   Built in 1909 by Edward Christensen, the water tower stands as a visible testimonial to the surrounding land’s original agricultural use and to the Wood-Christensen families who lived and farmed there. It   is located on Springwood drive in Tigard       Charles F. Tigard House   Constructed in 1909, this is the second house occupied by Charles F Tigard, the seventh son of Wilson F. Tigard. It is located at  11180 SW Fonner Street.       Tigard Farmhouse and Windmill   Built in 1900’s, th...

Before colonization by European settlers, the Aftalati   inhabited the Tualatin Valley   in several hunter-gatherer villages including Chachimahiyuk ("Place of aromatic herbs"), near present-day Tigard. Primary food stuffs included deer, camas   root, fish, berries, elk, and various nuts. To encourage the growth of the camas plant and maintain a habitat beneficial to deer and elk, the group regularly burned the valley floor to discourage the growth of forests, a common practice among the   Kalapuya. Prior to contact with white explorers, traders, and missionaries, the Kalapuya population is believed to have numbered as many as 15,000 people.   Euro-Americans began arriving in the Atfalati's homeland in the early 19th century, and settlers in the 1840s. As with the other Kalapuyan peoples, the arrival of Euro-Americans led to dramatic social disruptions. By the 1830s, diseases had decimated the Atfalati. The tribe had already experienced population decreased from...