Whereas in 1845, at Robert Moore??s request, the Provisional Legislature of Oregon named the town on the site ??Linn City,?? in honor of former Senator Lewis Linn who had advocated for passage of the Donation Land Claim Act that Moore used to establish the town; Whereas West Linn became home to burgeoning industry including flour mills, lumber mills, and shipping; Whereas on August 15, 1913, after