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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Multnomah County, Oregon
Adjacent to Multnomah County, Oregon
▶ Clackamas County (86) ▶ Columbia County (9) ▶ Hood River County (29) ▶ Washington County (2) ▶ Clark County, Washington (49) ▶ Skamania County, Washington (19)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| Near Hatchery Road 0.3 miles south of Tanner Creek Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) 1.8 miles west of Interstate 84, on the left when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) 1.8 miles west of Interstate 84, on the left when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Columbia River Highway (Interstate 84 at milepost 23), 8.6 miles west of Rooster Rock Park West-bound on ramp, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Rooster Rock Park near Interstate 84. |
| | 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 |
| Near Historic Columbia River Highway west of East Knieriem Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| Near Historic Columbia River Highway west of East Knieriem Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| Near East Historic Columbia River Highway west of NE Evans Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway 5 miles east of Bridal Veil, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Rooster Rock Park (Interstate 84) near Interstate 84. |
| | 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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway 2.8 miles from Norbett, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Rooster Rock Park near Interstate 84. |
| | 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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway 2.8 miles east of Corbett. |
| | 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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway west of East Knieriem Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway 3.3 miles east of Bridal Veil, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway north of SE Thompson Road, on the left when traveling north. |
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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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway 2.8 miles from Corbett, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway 3.3 miles east of Bridal Veil. |
| | 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 |
| On S.W. Third Avenue near S.W. Washington Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On NorthWest Lower Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30 at milepost 14) near Northwest King Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 and . . . — — Map (db m113950) HM |
| On SW Washington Street at SW 11th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on SW Washington Street. |
| | This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
National Parks Service
and is subject to the provisions of the
Oregon Special Assessment Program
ORS . . . — — Map (db m56542) HM |
| On NW Skyline Boulevard 0.4 miles west of West Burnside Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near NorthWest Skyline Boulevard near NorthWest Royal Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On North Broadacre Road 0.1 miles west of North Expo Road. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m38410) HM |
| On Historic Columbia River Highway at Crown Point Highway on Historic Columbia River Highway. |
| | On October 30, 1792 off the point in the Columbia River where the Sandy empties its waters, the boat crew from the H.M.S. Chatham (Vancouver's Voyages) were the first white men to sight the snowclad peak which Lt. Wm. R. Broughton named Mt. Hood in . . . — — Map (db m38388) HM |
| On Willamette National Cemetery Road. |
| | June 25, 1950 Korea July 27, 1953
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, . . . — — Map (db m11979) HM |
| Near Willamette National Cemetery Road. |
| | [Main/Bottom Marker]:
These Carillon Bells
in honor and loving memory of
all Veterans
were donated by the Oregon State
Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
[Top Marker]:
June [The Oregon Federation of . . . — — Map (db m11973) HM |
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