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April 13, 1992 (Mount Hood National Forest [a: Wamic to Rhododendron: Beginning with its construction by Sam Barlow in 1846, this toll road provided the first overland connection for wagons between The Dalles and Oregon City over Mount Hood, and offered a majority of Oregon Trail emigrants an alternative to the hazardous raft passage down the Columbia River from The Dalles to Fort Vancouver.
Mount Hood, also known as Hood Mountain, is a mountain near the southeastern edge of Santa Rosa, California, at the northeast of the Sonoma Valley and attains a height of 2,733 feet (833 m). The original name was Mount Wilikos, an Indian name meaning "willows." [3] Most of the drainage from Mount Hood contributes to the headwaters of Sonoma Creek.
Mount Hood, Oregon, c. 1881 –1883. Brooklyn Museum. Timberline Lodge is a National Historic Landmark located on the southern flank of Mount Hood just below Palmer Glacier, with an elevation of about 6,000 ft (1,800 m). [10] The mountain has four ski areas: Timberline, Mount Hood Meadows, Ski Bowl, and Cooper Spur.
Mount Hood is the highest summit of the U.S. State of Oregon. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Oregon. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.
Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland.Constructed from 1936 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, it was built and furnished by local artisans during the Great Depression.
Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy, [3] is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians , [ 4 ] who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails.
Hood River Valley: Hood River County: Hood River: 23,137 (Hood River County 2015 est.) [1] Klamath Basin: Southern Klamath County: Klamath Falls, Altamont: 66,016 (Klamath County 2015 est.) [1] Also extends into California. Mount Hood Corridor: Clackamas County along U.S. 26: Government Camp, Mount Hood Village, Sandy: Not available Oregon Coast
Oregon City: Dr. Barclay built this house in 1849, after retiring from 10 years as a physician with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. In Oregon City, he continued medical practice as well as holding a variety of public offices. The house was moved from its original location to its present address in the 1930s. [9] 9: Barlow Road ...