Historical Markers in Wishram, Washington

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Historical Markers in Wishram, Washington

1 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — 21 — Celilo Falls — An Ancient Fishery —

On Lewis and Clark Highway (State Highway 14) 0.8 miles west of Wishram Road, on the left when traveling west.

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 — Class P-2 Engine No. 2507 — Built by Baldwin 1923 —

On Main Street at Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.

In 1923, the Great Northern Railway received 28 Class P-2 “Mountains” from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. These locomotives were assigned numbers 2500 through 2527 and had 29 X 28 cylinder, 73” drivers, a 200 psi boiler pressure, a . . . — — Map (db m128995) HM

3 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — Great Falls of the Columbia — "Indians assisted us over the portage" —

On Lewis and Clark Highway (State Highway 14) 0.8 miles west of Wishram Road, on the left when traveling west.

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

4 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — View of Mount Jefferson — "he observed the snow clad top" —

On Lewis and Clark Highway (State Highway 14) 0.8 miles west of Wishram Road, on the left when traveling west.

William Clark took frequent side trips during the journey, sometimes climbing hills to get a better view of the surrounding countryside. On April 22, 1806, Clark scaled Haystack Butte, the highest hill on this side of the river (over your left . . . — — Map (db m128966) HM

5 ► Washington, Klickitat County, Wishram — Wyam — "This is the Great Mart" —

On Lewis and Clark Highway (State Highway 14) 0.8 miles west of Wishram Road, on the left when traveling west.

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

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