Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 entries match your criteria.  

 
 

Related Historical Markers

 
Marker detail: Columbia River Gorge cross-section image, Touch for more information
By Cosmos Mariner, July 12, 2015
Marker detail: Columbia River Gorge cross-section
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 Oregon, Multnomah County, Corbett — Chanticleer PointCrafted by Cataclysms
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
2 Oregon, Multnomah County, Corbett — Chanticleer PointA View and a Vision
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
3 Oregon, Multnomah County, Corbett — Samuel Hill – “Road Builder”1857 – 1931
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
 
 
  
  
 
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 28, 2024