For nearly 60 years this turbine helped make power at Bonneville Dam. Throughout these years it has meant different things to different people at different times. During installation, it meant jobs to help people recover from the Great Depression. A . . . — — Map (db m92685) HM
The prominent monolith across the river was named Beacon Rock by Lewis and Clark, November 2, 1805. It marked the beginning of tidewater for early river explorers who used it for a landmark in their journeys. The Indians say that when the Chinook . . . — — Map (db m34643) HM
Using the sun’s energy, the chlorophyll in a plant’s leaves produce sugars and starches that nourish the plant.
Shafts of light dance briefly through this deep canyon, illuminating shade-tolerant ferns, mosses, and lichens . . . — — Map (db m112252) HM
The US Department of Agriculture describes cedar as possessing a natural resistance to rot…
It is well recognized for its longevity and strength above other wood products.
Oneonta Bluff presented an obstacle to engineer Samuel C. . . . — — Map (db m112251) HM
Captain George Vancouver in a voyage of exploration to the Northwest coast of America ordered by the British Admiralty Office assigned Lieutenant William Robert Broughton, Commander of H.M.S. Chatham, to explore the navigable waters of the Columbia . . . — — Map (db m34495) HM
In early November 1805, the Corps of Discovery entered the upper Columbia River estuary. The western Columbia Gorge was a setting of awe-inspiring beauty. Towering cliffs rose above the river. Dense forests of cottonwood, alder, maple, and . . . — — Map (db m158626) HM
Demands for a good road paralleling the Columbia River began with emigration along the rugged Oregon Trail in 1843. But it took Samuel Hill and this view to help make the dream a reality.
Sam Hill, an eccentric and wealthy railroad . . . — — Map (db m114071) HM
There is much of legend and tradition associated with the Columbia River and its gorge.
The geologic story is neither fable, myth nor tradition, but one of fact, facts that independently stand out in every rock and waterfall, as if begging . . . — — Map (db m114529) HM
Stacks of cordwood and bushels of potatoes lined the docks of Corbett Landing in the 1880s.
This riverside steamboat landing and railroad whistle stop served early settlers as a shipping and receiving station for surplus produce and the . . . — — Map (db m113253) HM
Stretching from rainforest to desert, and from sea level to mountains, the Columbia Gorge provides a wide range of habitat for plants and animals. The Wahkeena Creek watershed is only one example of a unique gorge ecosystem.
Wahkeena Falls. . . . — — Map (db m91210) HM
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the two great American explores who made secure claim of the United States for the Oregon Country, passed along this stretch of the Columbia River with their Corp of Discovery on their way to the Pacific Ocean on . . . — — Map (db m158543) HM
A tireless leader in Columbia River development, park enhancement, preservation of scenic beauty, establishment of Vista House, re-creation of the Lewis and Clark Trail, and countless other good works, he left his mark on the Oregon Country, and we . . . — — Map (db m91293) HM
Native peoples have resided along this river since time immemorial. These lands have provided a bountiful life and a highway for extensive trade and travel. In the 1700s, European and American seafarers began plying the Pacific coast, seeking . . . — — Map (db m288859) HM
The glistening tide of salmon returning annually to spawn in the Columbia River and its tributaries was of legendary proportions. For thousands of years, American Indians used spears and dip nets to harvest this seasonal bounty. But fishwheels . . . — — Map (db m158545) HM
Chief Engineer, Scenic Columbia River Highway, 1913–1915.
Pioneer Builder of hard-surface roads. His genius overcame tremendous obstacles, extending and replacing the early trail through the Columbia River gorge with a highway of poetry . . . — — Map (db m86445) HM
Not until this highway was built
was it possible to go up or down
the Columbia River Gorge -
Earliest period rafts and
dug-outs (native boats) –
Later period steamboats
and railroad –
Erected by loving . . . — — Map (db m114072) HM
Originator of ocean going log rafts. Sponsor of the Columbia River Highway. Benefactor of Benson Polytechnic School. Donor of the Benson Tract containing Multnomah Falls, Wahkeena Falls and Benson State Park.
Patern and casting by Benson High . . . — — Map (db m91212) HM
This restaurant has been serving motorists on the historic Columbia River Highway since the late 1920s.
Once a hot dog stand and beer joint, it was originally located at the east end of the Sandy River Bridge.
During the 1930s it became the . . . — — Map (db m113257) HM
Classic symbol of the Columbia River Gorge, Vista House beckons travelers to Crown Point to revel in an extravaganza of water, cliff, and sky. Samuel C. Lancaster, design engineer of the Historic Columbia River Highway, envisioned this outcropping . . . — — Map (db m86662) HM
Visited by over two million people a year, Multnomah Falls is the second-highest year-round waterfall in the United States and one of 77 on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah Creek, created by underground springs from Larch . . . — — Map (db m91119) HM
Nathaniel J. Wyeth of Boston, Massachusetts began permanent American settlement of Oregon by building a fur trading and salmon packing post one-half mile east to rival the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. He guided the missionaries Jason . . . — — Map (db m113950) HM
600 yards southwest on the east bank of the Multnomah Channel was the site of Fort William. Nathaniel J. Wyeh, Massachusetts trader and founder of Ft. Hall, established Ft. William near Warrior Point in 1834. In the spring of 1835 he moved the . . . — — Map (db m245463) HM
Since 1912 the Royal Rosarians have served as the Official Greeters and Ambassadors of Goodwill for the City of Portland.
This statue marks 100 years of service to the City of Portland.
Wearing their white suits that have not changed in a . . . — — Map (db m270023) HM
Beginning in 1945 and for 30 years thereafter, the U.S. sought to
prevent Communist rule in the then French colony of Vietnam. At first
the effort took the form of aid to the French forces. With the
defeat in 1954 and the division of the . . . — — Map (db m309462) WM
On land, at sea, and in the air the U.S. greatly increased its offensive
against North Vietnam. U.S. troops numbered nearly half a million,
using two thousand tactical aircraft and dropping two million tons of
bombs. This massive offensive . . . — — Map (db m309466) WM
On the Vietnamese New Year of 1968, North Vietnam attacked 100 towns and cities in South Vietnam and for a time occupied portions of the U.S.
Embassy. Though eventually repulsed, this show of North Vietnamese
force, together with more than . . . — — Map (db m309470) WM
Though by now the U.S. Air Force and the air wings of the Army, Navy,
and Marine Corps assumed the main burden of the war, some remaining
ground forces invaded Cambodia. Also, with U.S. air support, the South
Vietnamese invaded Laos. However, . . . — — Map (db m309560) WM
When North Vietnam launched a massive attack threatening the South Vietnamese capital, the U.S. retaliated with more bombing and by mining North Vietnamese harbors. With this severe blow to North Vietnam, the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic . . . — — Map (db m309567) WM
Dedicated to the 57,000 men and women of Oregon who served in Vietnam
So long as we are not forgotten we do not die. And thus this garden is a place of life. — — Map (db m309458) WM
“We Oregonians are best when we anticipate the future. Westside Max is an investment in a viable community, by our generation for future generations.” The Honorable Les AuCoin United States Congress, First District of Oregon, 1975–1992 . . . — — Map (db m309588) HM
And these remain, the missing in action, in Vietnam: November 11, 1987. Tyrrell G. Lowry • Robert F. Barber • ★ Arden K. Hassenger • Bennie L. Dexter • Theodore J. Shorack Jr. • Charles W. Marik • Robert G. Nopp • Robert E. Hoskinson • . . . — — Map (db m309572) WM
Welcome to this grove. As all that leafs and blossoms here came from seed, so too did the idea for this living memorial. The seeds of its creation were planted by five veterans and the parents of a Marine killed in Vietnam. They began the Oregon . . . — — Map (db m309449) WM
Found in North Dakota, this is a petrified stump of the Giant Sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum). It is estimated to be five million years old. Petrified wood occurs when a tree is buried by a landslide or other occurrence. With no oxygen . . . — — Map (db m309360) HM
The volcanic rock beneath the city that makes up most of the ground beneath your feet is basalt. In Portland’s West Hills it erupted as lava flows, but also formed in deep basalts as far away as where Pendleton is today, that flowed all the way to . . . — — Map (db m309628) HM
Two hundred and sixty feet below here, MAX light rail trains run in parallel twin tunnels three miles through Portland’s West Hills. A joint venture of Frontier-Kemper Constructors and Traylor Bros. built the 21-foot-diameter tunnels between July . . . — — Map (db m309589) HM
On the night of December 28, 1978, United
flight 173 with 189 aboard crash landed
here, killing ten. We dedicate our thoughts
to all who were aboard and remember
those who perished.
Gabor Andor ·
Rosina Andor ·
Baby Rosina Andor . . . — — Map (db m243781) HM
Constructed in 1905, year of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, the Bronaugh Apartments are one of the oldest remaining apartment houses in Portland. James Issac Marshall, a neighbor and personal friend of the Bronaugh family, built the apartments for . . . — — Map (db m309740) HM
(Facing west) Long before this place was Portland, it was a quiet patch of woods tucked in between the Tualatin Mountains and the Willamette River, in sight of the freshly crafted foothills of the Cascades. The first humans to arrive in . . . — — Map (db m309745) HM
Within a year of the US entering World War II, more than 160,000 people moved to Portland — a city of only 360,000 — to work in Home Front industries. Industrialist Henry Kaiser's three shipyards employed the most workers. To house his employees . . . — — Map (db m38410) HM
Danish immigrant Neils J. Blagen constructed this cast-iron fronted building. Blagen had been the contractor for the Wasco County Court House in the 1870’s and Temple Beth Israel in 1888. He later used his construction abilities to bring one of the . . . — — Map (db m309005) HM
What makes Forest Park so special?
Forest Park is one of the largest natural forested urban parks in America, featuring over 80 miles of trails throughout 5,000-plus acres. While stands of large trees may be the first thing you notice, the . . . — — Map (db m269866) HM
Golden West Hotel Portland’s only hotel operated by and serving African Americans from 1906 to 1930 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior for its significance in the . . . — — Map (db m308957) HM
Minnesota Hotel has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1909 — — Map (db m308965) HM
In this comedy about Portland life, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein walk the winding paths and courtyards of the Lan Su Chinese Garden during a double date, showing the garden as a living part of the city’s cultural landscape.
(Season 5, . . . — — Map (db m309001) HM
“People associate Jim Crow laws with the Deep South, the area where slavery had been legal and most widely practiced. But in the early 20th century, Portland joined the Jim Crow tradition [when] the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that . . . — — Map (db m308920) HM
This short trail leads to the Willamette Stone, the surveyor's monument that is the point of origin for all public land surveys in Oregon and Washington. The landmark was established on June 4, 1851 by John B. Preston, Oregon's first Surveyor . . . — — Map (db m38400) HM
Beginning here, the Willamette Meridian was established running north to Puget Sound and south to the California border, and the Base Line was established running east to the Idaho border and west to the Pacific Ocean.
From the surveyed lines, . . . — — Map (db m113946) HM
“I always worked two jobs. You ran on the road, you waited tables at the Portland Hotel, then in later years the race track opened and you worked at the racetrack…All of us did that. We had to do it to make ends meet.” Otto . . . — — Map (db m308936) HM
Dedicated to the memory of these men and women from Oregon so their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Oh, could our fallen brothers know the honor they helped bring to God, and to our country, to their memory now we sing.
You gave your . . . — — Map (db m11979) HM
The Chinese believe that large, uniquely shaped rocks represent the potent power and wildness of nature, a tradition refined over 2,000 years. Objects like this 16-foot, 17-ton limestone, which have been naturally shaped by the waters of Lake Tai, . . . — — Map (db m309315) HM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806 has been described by biohistorian Prof. Paul R. Cutright, as “the transcendent achievement of its kind in this hemisphere, if not the entire world…[their] journeys are among the glories of American . . . — — Map (db m309040) HM
Here, in one of the city's first brick buildings, Abner Hunt Francis and
his brother Isaac operated a thriving clothing business. Educated free
Blacks, they settled in Oregon despite the territory's 1849 Black
exclusion laws. When in 1851 the . . . — — Map (db m286167) HM
This granite from the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is placed here to help us reflect, to heal, and to live.
This memorial is dedicated to the victims, survivors, and rescuers of the bombing in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. — — Map (db m309313) HM
Dedicated to the memory of Captain Alexander P. Ankeny (1813-1891), promoter of civic amenities and a driving force behind Portland’s early development. Development with profits from wheat and timber during the Gold Rush Era, the City of Portland . . . — — Map (db m256874) HM
The Date: August 15, 1945. Portland’s Population: 415,675. News of the year: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies April 12. Germany surrenders May 7. The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, August 6. Japan surrenders August 15, ending . . . — — Map (db m309791) HM
This is the main mast of the immortal U.S.S. Oregon, all that remains of one of the worlds most gallant ships after serving America in three major wars. Launched in 1893 she made the famous run through the Straits of Magellan. In 1898 she joined the . . . — — Map (db m256681) HM
Pioneer Portland merchant and U.S. Senator, Benjamin Stark came to Portland in 1845 on the bark TOULON and established a merchandising business. That same year, he purchased Asa Lawrence Lovejoy’s interest in a land claim, which, together with . . . — — Map (db m256868) HM
“In the long history of humanity, the most precious spark is that of individual freedom.” Charles A. Sprague 1939–1943 — Governor of Oregon 1929–1969 — Editor & Publisher, Oregon Statesman 1968–1969 — President, Oregon Historical . . . — — Map (db m309118) HM
Prominent landholder, civic leader and philanthropist, Lownsdale was largely responsible for the early growth of Portland. He arrived here in 1845 from Kentucky and his land claim of 640 acres encompassed most of present day downtown Portland. The . . . — — Map (db m309326) HM
This park and these plaques commemorate the role of The Oregonian in the history of Portland and the Pacific Northwest. The Date: December 4, 1850. Portland’s Population: 760. News of the year: The California Gold Rush was in full swing. The . . . — — Map (db m309756) HM
German immigrant Frank Dekum amassed a fortune during Portland’s explosive early history with his confectionery business. The massive Dekum Building, completed in 1892 at a cost exceeding $300,000, used exclusively Oregon materials in its . . . — — Map (db m1155) HM
The Dielschneider Building of 1859 is the third oldest brick commercial building in Portland, and it is one of the first buildings built in the year Oregon became a state. Originally two stories, a third story was added in 1877.
Joseph . . . — — Map (db m256740) HM
The facade of the Fechheimer & White Building is one of the finest examples of cast iron architecture remaining in Portland today. It was constructed in 1885 at the height of the cast iron front era at a cost of $7,000. The ironwork was designed . . . — — Map (db m256863) HM
This 1911 American LaFrance steam pumper could fill fire hoses with water at the rate of 600 gallons per minute.
End of an Era Horse-drawn fire engines were state of the art in the 1880s. By 1920, gas powered engines, trucks, and cars had . . . — — Map (db m309038) HM
Built by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, the U.S.S. Oregon was launched October 26, 1895, and placed in commission July 31, 1896. Under the command of Captain C.E. Clark, the Oregon completed a record voyage from San Francisco, . . . — — Map (db m256640) HM WM
A water front shack in this vicinity housed the hand press brought from San Francisco in 1850 by Thomas Dryer to start a newspaper in the small but ambitious settlement of Portland. This marker commemorates an historic event. — — Map (db m310026) HM
Historical Context First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, was founded on January 1, 1854. The congregation initially worshiped in rented space at SW Front and SW Washington Street. The first building, constructed in 1863, was located . . . — — Map (db m309734) HM
Stained Glass Windows Beautiful stained glass windows, crafted by Povey Brothers Art & Stained Glass Works of Portland adorn the walls of the sanctuary. The Povey Brothers were started in 1888 and for a number of years the Povey firm was the . . . — — Map (db m309739) HM
In honor of Company H, 2nd Oregon Vols. For service in the Philippines May 15, 1898 — August 7, 1899 Dedicated to the city by the Mothers, Sisters and Wives MDCCCCXIV — — Map (db m309343) WM
In Remembrance of the United States Battleship Oregon
(Commissioned July 1896)
and Her Officers and men.
During the Spanish American War this battleship won the admiration of the whole world in her dramatic dash from San Francisco to Key . . . — — Map (db m241332) HM WM
1995 Heart of Portland Award “Good citizens are the riches of a city.” Ira Keller For 25 years Ira Keller was one of the most forceful civic leaders Portland had ever seen. Keller arrived in Portland in 1953 at the age of 54 and founded . . . — — Map (db m309131) HM
Jim Baxter started his career with the Postal Service in 1981. He worked at University Station and retired in 2016 with 35 years of service. During his career and into retirement he wore many hats for the union as he served his fellow brothers and . . . — — Map (db m309048) HM
The Date: July 21, 1969. Portland’s Population: 379,967 (1970 census). News of the year: American astronaut Neil Armstrong, at 7:56 p.m. (PDT) Sunday July 20, is the first man to step onto the moon. Anti-Vietnam War demonstration reaches peak in . . . — — Map (db m310020) HM
This bank vault door frame is from the Ladd and Tilton Bank (Plaque 1). The Bank’s interior was as lavish as its exterior, with frescoed walls and polished Port Orford Cedar woodwork. The seventeen foot high ceilings, decorated with plaster of . . . — — Map (db m309039) HM
The Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial Commission was established by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to mark the national bicentennial celebration of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February 12, 2009. This dedicated group of Oregonians – brought . . . — — Map (db m309065) HM
The Date: May 19, 1980. Portland’s Population: 366,383 News of the year: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state killing 36 persons. Twenty-one persons are listed as missing. The blast devastates more than 150 square miles in a north and . . . — — Map (db m310023) HM
From his office on the second floor of the old Oregon Journal building, journalist Dick Fagen (1911–1969) periodically gazed down on the busy Front Avenue thoroughfare. It was his keen imagination that turned a utility pole hole, in the avenue’s . . . — — Map (db m309749) HM
Established in 1908 as a freight passenger
station on the newly completed Oregon
Electric Railway that ran between
Portland and Salem. It was located a
block south on the N.W. corner of 35th &
Multnomah Blvd.
Multnomah's first U.S. post . . . — — Map (db m261917) HM
This building has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1979 Multnomah County Library — — Map (db m309647) HM
Portland's first brick theatre opened here March 24, 1875 with a "truly gorgeous" presentation of "Rip Van Winkle". Entrance on Ankeny Street midway between First and Second Streets. — — Map (db m303702) HM
Morning Oregonian The Date: November 11, 1918. Portland’s Population: 258,288. News of the year: World War I ends November 11. Influenza epidemic kills an estimated 20 million persons worldwide, some 548,000 in the United States. Bolsheviks . . . — — Map (db m309787) HM
The Date: November 23, 1963. Portland’s Population: 372,676 (1960 census). News of the year: President John F. Kennedy, the 36th president of the United States, is assassinated November 22 in Dallas, Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court rules June 17 . . . — — Map (db m310019) HM
This tree planted April 27, 1995 by The Arab-American Community Center of Oregon, Inc. and Portland State University. In memory of those who died on April 19, 1995 in the tragic bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City — — Map (db m309104) HM WM
This block, on which is located the sculpture “Peace Chant,” has been dedicated by the Portland City Council to the cause of peace, at the urging of Generations for Peace and the people of Portland. Through their unanimous action, the City Council . . . — — Map (db m309103) WM
1870s to 1900s New Market and Theater: Portland’s first example of one-stop-shopping, with food vendors on the ground floor and a burlesque hall above.
1800s to 1920s Carroll Market: A thriving market located on SW Yamhill . . . — — Map (db m310093) HM
On this block, May 17, 1858, Portland’s first public school was opened: L. L. Terwilliger, principal; Mrs. Mary J. Hensill, primary grades; Owen Connelly, higher section; 280 pupils enrolled. Enlarged in 1873, it became the Central School building. . . . — — Map (db m308964) HM
Roosevelt Hotel 1924 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service — — Map (db m309060) HM
Simon and Helen Director Park My grandparents, Simon and Helen Director, were part of a generation of immigrants whose hard work helped build this city. Simon Director (1891–1981) was born in the small Russian village of Chartoriysk. He arrived . . . — — Map (db m309056) HM
Simon Benson, born in Norway, arrived in Portland in 1880 at age 29 with little money, a wife and child. By the 1890s he operated a vast timber enterprise, and was an active proponent of new logging techniques, including the donkey steam engine and . . . — — Map (db m256510) HM
Lumberman • Philanthropist Originator of ocean-going log rafts Sponsor of the Columbia River Highway Benefactor of Benson Polytechnic School Donor of Multnomah Falls Benson State Park and Portland’s drinking fountains Constructed and erected to his . . . — — Map (db m309058) HM
(Front of monument) Erected by the citizens of Oregon to the dead of the Second Oregon United States Volunteer Infantry Anno Domini MDCCCCII First in Guam First in Philippines (Rear of monument) H. P. Adams • H. Applegate • H. . . . — — Map (db m309344) WM
“Its Towers Rise to the Glory of God” —Miguel D’Unamuno Organized in 1851 and an integral part of Portland’s history, the congregation dedicated this its third edifice in 1895. Designed by the Swiss architect, Henry Hefty, it was modeled . . . — — Map (db m309068) HM
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