Port of Morrow

Port of Morrow
Location
Country United States
Location Boardman, Oregon
Coordinates 45°51′09″N 119°40′19″W / 45.852633°N 119.671972°W / 45.852633; -119.671972Coordinates: 45°51′09″N 119°40′19″W / 45.852633°N 119.671972°W / 45.852633; -119.671972
Website
portofmorrow.com

The Port of Morrow is the port authority in Boardman, a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on the Columbia River.[1]

Among the industrial activities at the port site are a Cargill grain shipping facility,[2] a cellulosic ethanol plant under construction,[3] and a biogas plant under construction by Novus Pacific.[4] The port is also building a $6 million museum called the Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Center.[5]

Further reading

  • Ellis, David V. An archaeological assessment of the Port of Morrow's proposed barge-handling facility, Boardman, Oregon, Archaeological Investigations Northwest, 1992
  • Port of Morrow turning basin, US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, 1999

References

  1. ↑ "Port of Morrow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Giegerich,, Andy (July 5, 2011). "Rose Quarter grain elevator will outlive JV". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Brickley, Dean (March 13, 2011). "Builders erect cellulosic ethanol plant at Port of Morrow". East Oregonian. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Novus Pacific, LLC at Port of Morrow". Novus Energy. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Lindsey (April 12, 2012). "Boardman museum to showcase alternative energy in Oregon". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 15 April 2012.


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