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Marker detail: <i>Hood River Hotel</i> & <i>Columbia Gorge Hotel</i>
Photographer: Oregon Historical Society / Steve Lehl
Taken: July 12, 2015
Caption: Marker detail: Hood River Hotel & Columbia Gorge Hotel
Additional Description: Lumber baron Simon Benson built the Columbia Gorge Hotel on a cliff overlooking the river in 1921 for $500,000. The hotel catered to upscale clientele serving dainty lunches and salmon dinners. In the center of town, the Hood River Hotel provided accommodations for commercial travelers.
Submitted: February 10, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p416310
File Size: 2.183 Megabytes

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