The largest iron meteorite discovered in the United States; weighing 15.5 tons; was unearthed in West Linn in 1902 and featured in the 1905 World�s Fair before journeying to New York�s American Museum of Natural History; where it remains. West Linn was carved onto the map years before; when Robert Moore purchased 1;000 acres of land in 1840 from the Wallamut Indians at Willamette Falls. Soon a lumber mill and flour mill were established; and the region was given a new name�Linn City�after free-state advocate Lewis F. Linn. Hugh Burns and the Miller; Fields; and Walling families also figured in early West Linn history. Though an 1861 fire; then flood; destroyed what was Linn City; the falls continued drawing industry. Officially incorporated into Oregon in 1913; West Linn; known for its hills; trees; rivers; and famous meteorite; is a sought-after community in which to raise families and made the 2005 top-100 list of best places to live.
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