Blue Heron Paper Company
Defunct paper mill in Oregon City, Oregon, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Blue Heron Paper Company was a paper mill at Willamette Falls in Oregon City, Oregon,[1][2] on the southeast bank of the river across from the Willamette Falls Paper Company, the T.W. Sullivan hydroelectric plant, and the Willamette Falls Locks and canal.
Blue Heron Paper Company | |
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Operated | 2000–2011 |
Location | Oregon City, Oregon U.S. |
Coordinates | 45.3548°N 122.6125°W / 45.3548; -122.6125 |
Industry | Pulp and paper industry |
In its operation from 2000 to 2011, the mill produced recycled paper products ranging from newsprint to paper bags. Facing increased competition from China, the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009. By 2011, the mill could no longer remain in operation due to the rising paper prices and lack of investors.[3]
The confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde acquired control of the land in 2019 for $15.25 million, and are now planning a cultural and community center. Four other tribes cite ancestral connections to the area. Said Trustee Toby Patrick, "Money makes a huge difference in everything that we do, and it takes us away from who we truly are as Indian people, and how we survived before we had money. We had each other and that's how we survived."[4]