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Willamette Falls

Posted on: November 8th, 2024 in Historical Marker Audio Tours, Historical Marker Details |

Was the site of an Indian salmon fishing village. The falls furnished the power for a lumber mill which began operation in 1842, a flour mill in 1844, a woolen mill in 1864 and the first paper mill in the Pacific Northwest in 1867. The first long-distance commercial electric power transmission in the United States was from this area in the City of Portland in 1889.

Location: West Linn View Point, I-205 N

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