Historical Markers in Lyle, Washington

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Historical Markers in Lyle, Washington

1 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Lyle — A Fluid Geologic Past — Lava Floods and the River Flow —

Geologist say that about fifteen million years ago, molten stone poured from cracks in the earth near the eastern border of today's Washington and Oregon. Layers of flowing lava spread west, coating 65,000 square miles with andesite and basalt up to . . . — — Map (db m158322) HM

2 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Lyle — The Columbia Then & Now —

Three Views of the River When the Lewis and Clark expedition passed through the Short and Long Narrows of the Columbia in the early 1800s, the river looked dramatically different than it does today. The water was squeezed into narrow . . . — — Map (db m158633) HM

3 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Lyle — To Market, to Market — Barges, Boxcars and 18-Wheelers —

The Columbia River Gorge is a natural passage-way between rural inland farms and western shipping docks. Transporting crops was difficult for early homesteaders who relied on wagons and steamboats. Water still provides a route, but modern barges, . . . — — Map (db m158631) HM

4 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Lyle — Transition Zones — Arid East Meets Maritime West —

Gray clouds, heavy with moisture from an absorbent journey across the ocean, drizzle inland from west to east. Bumping into the Cascade Mountains, the rise, cool, and drop a final deluge that soaks the fir forests on the west facing slopes. . . . — — Map (db m158320) HM

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