In June 1846 Jesse Applegate, Levi Smith and 11 other men left their homes near Dallas Oregon to develop a southern route from Fort Hall (Idaho) to the Willamette Valley. Their route passed through the gap west of Pigeon Butte, then proceeded . . . — — Map (db m119068) HM
On Bellfountain Rd, on the left when traveling south.
On this knoll stood Ebenezer School-
house, built in 1850. The first school
in the historic Belknap settlement, it was
also used for Methodist Sunday school
and class meetings.
In 1854, the second Methodist Conference
on the West . . . — — Map (db m119276) HM
On Pacific Hwy (U.S. 99) at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Pacific Hwy.
(Two interpretive displays are located here next to the South Benton Community Museum):
(First Display)
In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a trail south from the Willamette Valley and . . . — — Map (db m116837) HM
United Methodist
Historic Site
No. 323
In Memory of the Pioneers of
The Belknap Settlement
Who Served God Faithfully
In An Untamed Land — — Map (db m122508) HM
On Pacific Hwy W (Oregon Route 99), on the right when traveling west.
This variable pitch water wheel was installed in the Long Tom River in 1906 to power the grain & flour machinery at the Adam Wilhelm Flour Mill. It also powered an electric generator that was later installed to provide electricity to the mill & the . . . — — Map (db m119283) HM