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The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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The History Museum ...
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Hood River's History Museum lies on the north side of Interstate 84 and is nestled between the river on the west and the Hood River marina on the east. The paddle wheel of the steamboat "Henderson" is prominently displayed outside the Museum.
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About the Museum ...
"The History Museum's grandfather organization is the Hood River County Historical Society and The Pioneer Society which began collecting artifacts in 1907. The current museum building was opened to the public in 1978 and was built from generous community support and donations."
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Hood River's History Museum website, 2014.
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The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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- "Henderson" Paddle Wheel ...
- Hood River Apples and Pears ...
- Koberg Beach ...
- Parkdale ...
- Stanley Smith Lumber Company Flume ...
- Steam Engine ...
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"Henderson" Paddle Wheel ...
The sternwheeler the "Henderson" began her career on the Columbia River in 1901 and continued until she beached in 1956. One highlight of her career occurred in 1952 when she played the riverboat "River Queen" in the Jimmy Stewart movie "Bend Of The River". In advertising for this movie the "Henderson" participated in the last sternwheeler race on the Columbia. The "Henderson" raced the Port of Portland's new steel-hulled sternwheeler the "Portland". During the race the "Henderson" came from behind to beat the "Portland" in the 3.6-mile race, blowing a gasket in the process.
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THE HENDERSON -
GONE but NOT forgotten
"The 160-foot sternwheeler M.F. Henderson was built by the Shaver Transportation Co. in 1901 as a combination freighter and tow-boat. In 1911, during an overhaul, she lost the initials "M.F." and became the Henderson. The Henderson enjoyed a long and distinguished career on the Columbia towing log rafts, pushing barges, and tugging ships. By 1950, the Henderson was one of only two wood-hulled sternwheelers still working on the river.
In December 1956, with a grain ship in tow, the Henderson encountered heavy swells near the mouth of the Columbia. The vedssel's hull pounded so hard against the unyielding tow that the crew was forced to beach her near Columbia City. Declared a "constructive total loss," the Henderson languished on the shore until she was burned to salvage scrap metal in 1964."
THE HENDERSON PADDLE WHEEL
"The "M.F. Henderson" was launched in 1901. Being a work-class steamer, she towed log rafts, grain barges and pushed ships. During an overhaul in 1912 she lost her initials and became known as the "Henderson".
During World War II she moved powerless ships through Portland's harbor bridges. In 1952 she starred in the movie "Bend of the River" under the name of "River Queen".
"The Henderson" had a long life for a wood steamer. Her end came in 1956 near Astoria. Heavy winds and surging waves smashed her against the steel side of her tow. Damaged beyond repair, she was eached near Columbia City.
John Hounsell, Hood River orchardist and boat builder, obtained permission to remove the wheel, which he renovated at this site in 1977."
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Information signs, The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon, 2014.
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Paddle Wheel from the "Henderson", Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Paddle Wheel from the "Henderson", Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Paddle Wheel from the "Henderson", Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Paddle Wheel from the "Henderson", Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Sign, Paddle Wheel from the "Henderson", Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Hood River Apples and Pears ...
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Exhibit, Hood River Fruit Growers, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Hood River Apples, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Hood River Apples, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Hood River Pears, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Hood River Pears, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Koberg Beach ...
Koberg Beach State Recreation Site (often seen as "Koberg Beach State Park") is located at Stanley Rock. Today a quiet windsurfer's beach, at one time it was a bustling recreation area for the residents of Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Painting, Koberg Beach, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Photograph, Koberg Beach, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Poster, Koberg Beach, Hood River Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Parkdale ...
Parkdale ...
Foothills of the Mountain
An energetic young Iowan and an ambitious lumberman saw the potential in a beautiful spot in the upper Hood River Valley and platted the town site now known as Parkdale. As early as 1902, settlers came from the East to stake claims and put down roots. Many were involved in logging and orcharding, utilizing the great natural resources to make a living.
The community won its name by popular vote, which was required in order to establish a Post Office. Parkdale sits at the southern end of the Hood River Valley at the foothills of the majestic Mount Hood.
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Exhibit, Parkdale, The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, Parkdale, The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Stanley Smith Lumber Company Log Flume ...
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The Stanley Smith Lumber Company's log flume was 4-feet wide and 2-feet deep and was a system of trip gates, holding ponds, and sluice flumes which stretched for six miles. It was used to float logs to the mill for processing and then on for transportation. Water in the flume flowed at approximately 9 miles per hour.
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"The Stanley-Smith Lumber company purchased the holdings of the Davenport Lumber company, August 19th, 1905, Mr. Frank Davenport retaining his interest in the business. The new firm has erected one of the best mills in the state. ...
The mill is of the double type, one side being a circular sawmill, the other a single cut band saw with shotgun feed. The company have enough fine fir and pine timber in their section to last them a long term of years. They have five donkey engines constantly bringing logs to the flume, a piece of engineering evolved by Mr. Davenport which enables a boy to move 40 or 50 big logs at a time from where they are dumped into the flume to where they are let into the big fifteen-acre mill pond at the mill. ...
The Stanley-Smith Lumber company has a retail yard located at Belmont, eight miles from the mill and about three miles from the city, and the wholesale yards are located on the track of the O.R. & N., a mile farther down the valley at Ruthton, through which yard the output of the mill, some 150,000 feet per day, besides large numbers of cedar fence post are handled. The water which floats the big logs into the mill empties into the mill pond and flows on through to the flume from the mill to the above mentioned lumber yards carrying the lumber to those distributing points ..."
Source:
"The Hood River News-Letter", September 29, 1906, p.15, obtained from "rootsweb.com" website, 2014.
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Exhibit, Stanley Smith Lumber Company log flume, ca.1916, Greenpoint Mill, The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Steam Engine ...
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STEAM ENGINE
This engine was used to power one of the early river boats used on the Columbia River east of the Cascade Mts. in the 1850s.
During the Indian uprising of 1856 it is believed that it powered the river boat "Mary" when she brought settlers from Cascade Locks.
This engine was later used as a source of pwer for the first flour mill at The Dalles Ore. After this it was purchased by the Oregon Lumber Co. and was used in their sawmill in the La Grande area.
In 1959 Anton Lausman the last owner presented it to the Hood River County Museum who reconditioned it and placed it here for display.
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Exhibit, 1850s steam engine, The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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Exhibit, 1850s steam engine, The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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Clark, October 29, 1805, first draft ...
Clark, October 29, 1805 ...
Clark, April 14, 1806 ...
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