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Celilo Falls
 
Marker detail: Fishing places passed down through generations image, Touch for more information
Source: Oregon Historical Society
Marker detail: Fishing places passed down through generations
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1 Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — 21 — Celilo FallsAn Ancient Fishery
American Indians have harvested salmon from the Columbia River for over 10,000 years. Celilo Falls, a sacred location, now lies beneath the waters of the Columbia, directly east of the railroad bridge you see below. The loss of this fishery at . . . Map (db m128967) HM
2 Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — Wyam"This is the Great Mart"
Since time immemorial, the area surrounding Celilo Falls was the hub of a vast American Indian trade network that stretched from California to Alaska, and from the Missouri Plains to the Pacific Ocean. Native people established this trading center, . . . Map (db m128968) HM
3 Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — Great Falls of the Columbia"Indians assisted us over the portage"
The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached Celilo Falls, its first major obstacle on the Columbia River, on October 22,1805. William Clark named this imposing stretch of the river “Great Falls of the Columbia.” For millenia, tribes . . . Map (db m128969) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 22, 2024