Manufacturing near The Dalles

The map on the left shows that Portland is actually a center of manufacturing, as well as a major manufacturing region. The text nor the legend indicate what type of manufacturing activity there is. One other thing that the map tells us that its the ONLY area in the state of Oregon in which there is any manufacturing activity. This could be due to the goods it provides nearby: game from the port, the agricultural goods from The Dalles, et cetera.
Under-lapping the manufacturing activity also lies livestock and specialty crop, which explains the delicious cherries and peaches that I remember seeing in the fields. There seems to be wide activity of dairy productions throughout The Dalles, and next to The Dalles seems to continue on with livestock ranching. The dairy production with livestock activity is pretty self explanatory (livestock = cows, dairy production = milksheds).

 There is definitely a lot of "open space" surrounding Portland and The Dalles. The lack of population density has allowed for more room to produce (manufacturing, livestock, dairy and crop production). Their proximity to each other makes for convenience of transporting goods in that region of the Pacific Northwest.

This map also demonstrates more on manufacturing region activity. The pattern is evident: manufacturing activity tends to cluster within or around urban cities. North of Portland is Seattle with its manufacturing region, and north of Seattle is Vancouver. There seems to be a "linear" regional pattern in the Pacific Northwest. This could be in due to the "city port" activities that are attributed. Manufacturing is necessary for export of goods. If goods are available near the port, it is in its best interest to establish manufacturing in order to generate revenue and so forth. The Eastern US does seem to have a denser amount of manufacturing activity, and is probably more complex in terms of import/export, transportation, and goods itself. The PNW does not seem as complex, but definitely important. Having manufacturing activity near a town like The Dalles (as well as other PNW locations) is most definitely a win-win deal.