Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Calapooia Rivers, the city of Albany, Oregon is the seat of Linn County though part of it is in Benton County. In 1845, a farmer from Iowa named Abner Hackleman, who died a year later while back in Iowa to retrieve his family. In 1847. Shortly thereafter, Oregon Trail travelers Thomas and Walter Monteith, brothers, arrived from New York. They bought 320 acres of land in the area and settled in, naming the settlement Albany, in honor of their hometown. Meanwhile, Abram Hackleman inherited his father’s land and named his small settlement Takenah. The two settlements opposed each other on almost all issues: Albany settlers were mostly Republicans while Takenah residents were mostly Democrats; Albany settlers were merchants and professionals while Takenah was working class; and Albany settlers mostly supported the Union, while Takenah sympathized with the Confederacy. Yet the settlements merged and became a city in 1864.
Regular Blogs
Pickleball, which is a game which is similar to tennis in which players use paddles in order to hit perforated plastic balls over a net, is the topic of this weblog. The blog is specifically about the local pickleball club, play dates and times, and details as well as photographs of meetings, where members play the game.
http://www.albanypickleball.com/blog/
The local Boys and Girls Club maintains this blog, which contains social media update information, congratulatory posts to members, and news about the club and its members.
http://bgc-albany.org/blog/
The official site of Albany, Oregon shares news about Albany as well as such things as the leaf blowing schedule, burning permit news, and council schedules and minutes.
http://www.cityofalbany.net
