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Memaloose -- Island of the Dead Marker image, Touch for more information
By Barry Swackhamer, July 2, 2017
Memaloose -- Island of the Dead Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 Oregon, Wasco County, Mosier — Memaloose—Island of the DeadOregon History
Until very recent times, the Indian people of the Columbia River did not bury their dead, Instead, bodies were wrapped in robes or tule mats and deposited in canoes that were placed in the woods, on rocky points, or in cedar vaults on islands like . . . Map (db m113517) HM
2 Oregon, Wasco County, Mosier — Memaloose OverlookIslands of the Dead
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 . . . Map (db m112253) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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