Lewis and Clark's Columbia River - Munra Point, Oregon

Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"Munra Point, Oregon"

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Image, 2004, Munra Point from Hamilton Island, click to enlarge

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Munra Point, Oregon, from Hamilton Island, Washington. Image taken August 1, 2004.

Munra Point ...

Munra Point is located at Columbia River Mile (RM) _____, just downstream of Bonneville Dam. Directly across from Munra Point is Hamilton Island. Moffett Creek drainage is on the downstream side of Munra Point, and the Tanner Creek drainage is on the upstream side.

"Grandma Munra" ...

Munra Point was named in 1915 to honor Katherine Sterrett Munra. "Grandma Munra", as she was called, was a pioneer woman who kept a railroad eating house at Bonneville and later at Meacham. According to Oregon Geographic Names (McArthur and McArthur, 2003):

"... her name was attached to the point in question by a committee representing various Oregon historical organizations. Munra Point is just south of Bonneville, between Tanner Creek and Moffett Creek. The name has been approved by the USBGN. In 1928, the Union Pacific Railroad named a station (siding) east of Pendleton for "Grandma" Munra."

Image, 2006, Spring colors, Munra Point, click to enlarge

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Spring, Munra Point, Oregon. View from Hamilton Island, Washington. Image taken April 22, 2006.

From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

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^*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Website, 2003

Sources: McArthur, L.A., and McArthur, L.L., 2003, Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society.

All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.