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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246P_rock-fort-camp_The-Dalles-OR.html
Rock Fort is an important mid-Columbia campsite for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After a portage around the Great Falls (Celilo) they came to a gentle part of the river near the present city of The Dalles. They formed their camp on a high point…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246O_maier-building_The-Dalles-OR.html
This three-story brick building was constructed in the Italianate style in 1881. The main facade is organized into four bays of one-over-one double hung wood sash windows with fan decorations at each corner. There is a decorative brick belt cornic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246N_i-o-o-f-odd-fellows-hall_The-Dalles-OR.html
The I.O.O.F. Hall was constructed in 1904 and rebuilt in 1915. The brickwork is richly detailed, including window surrounds and corbel tables to support the cornice and name block.
Six charter members created the local I.O.O.F. in 1857 and inco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246M_the-pioneer-building_The-Dalles-OR.html
Owned by the French family, the Pioneer Building was built c. 1881 and was first occupied by a general merchandising store. During this time long trains of freight wagons loaded with goods for the gold regions of Eastern Oregon departed from this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246E_celilo-falls-fishing-grounds_The-Dalles-OR.html
In Commemoration of
the Celilo Falls Fishing Grounds
Historic fishing trading and gathering place for Indians of many Tribes from time immemorial until inundated by the rising waters of
Lake Celilo in March 1957
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246D_the-lewis-and-clark-expedition_The-Dalles-OR.html
In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM246C_greatest-indian-fishery-of-the-northwest_The-Dalles-OR.html
Before The Dalles Dam was built, the Columbia River plunged over Celilo Falls and cut through the Narrows or Five Mile Rapids. Although obstacles to navigation, the falls created the region's greatest fishing site. For more than 10,000 years Sahap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1706_loren-r-kaufman-memorial_The-Dalles-OR.html
The President of the United States, in the name of Congress, has awarded the Medal of HonorPosthumouslytoLoren R. KaufmanSergeant First Class, US ArmyBorn: July 27, 1923 at The Dalles, Oregon * Entered Service: The Dalles, Oregon * Rank and Organi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN43_ancient-indian-fishing-grounds_The-Dalles-OR.html
Before a network of dams controlled the Columbia River it was a raging torrent. Here at Wyam Falls, known today as Celilo Falls, a vertical drop of more than 20 feet and sheer basalt bluffs on either shore forced the river into seething, boiling r…