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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25IR_the-fur-trade_The-Dalles-OR.html
The British owned Hudson Bay Company dominated the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest during the early 1800's.
Dr. John McLaughlin, who headed the Northwest enterprise, sent brigades of boats far up the Columbia River to the far flung company fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24IQ_rowena-crest-ice-age-floods_Mosier-OR.html
Glaciers form when snow accumulates faster than it melts over a long period and is compressed into ice.
Eventually, the weight and pressure become so great that the ice oozes slowly downslope.
Volcanism, uplift, erosion, and human endeavor h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24IP_rowena-crest-the-rowena-loops_Mosier-OR.html
Today, engineers use high resolution satellite photography and advanced computer modeling software to design roads.
Gazing down upon the graceful, winding Historic Columbia River Highway, it is easy to forget how challenging its construction…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24IM_memaloose-overlook_Mosier-OR.html
The Indian Peoples of the Columbia River did not bury their dead until very recent times.
Instead, bodies were wrapped in robes or tule mats and deposited in canoes which were placed in the woods, on rocky points, or in cedar vaults on islands l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24IL_mosier_Mosier-OR.html
Nestled bewteen the rainy Cascades and the eastern Oregon deserts, Mosier's unique climate enables hillsides to bloom in a pallet of color.
In the spring, wildflower enthusiasts flock to Mosier for the spectacular array - "the Wildflower C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24ID_tygh-valley_Tygh-Valley-OR.html
"After descending a long, steep, rocky and very tedious hill, we have campt in a valley on the bank of Indian (Tygh) Creek, near some Frenchmen who have a trading post. There are also a good many Indians encamped around us." — Amelia Stewar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24IC_sherars-bridge-area_Tygh-Valley-OR.html
This area on the Deschutes River has been a river crossing and fishing location for thousands of years. Peter Skene Odgen made note of an Indian camp and bridge when he crossed here in 1826. Early pioneers using the Meek Cutoff passed here on thei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24I6_the-corps-of-discovery-into-the-narrows_The-Dalles-OR.html
President Thomas Jefferson's vision, which was reflected in a letter of credit written in 1803 was about to be realized in less than 200 miles, but first the Corps had to shoot the rapids of the Narrows of the Columbia. The important supplies were…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24I5_decision-at-the-dalles_The-Dalles-OR.html
From 1841 until the early 1900's more than 500,000 people traveled over 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri to The Dalles, Oregon. They had to make a decision at The Dalles for traveling the last 100 miles to the Willamette Valley. They could …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24I3_schreiber-log-house_Dufur-OR.html
Joseph and Mary Schreiber with their four sons, Bert, Otto, Carl and Jack arrived in what is now known as Friend, Oregon in 1898. Joseph and his sons began construction on their log house in 1900 and completed it in 1901. They hand hewed each log,…