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Lower Multnomah Falls from Benson Bridge – Columbia Gorge

Lower Multnomah Falls from Benson Bridge - Columbia Gorge - Oregon

Multnomah Falls, located in Columbia River Gorge, and features an upper and lower falls, is at 620 ft the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon. The falls is named after The Multnomah, a tribe of the Chinookan People, Native Americans who inhabited the region around Portland before the arrival of Europeans to Oregon. The falls is fed both by underground springs from Larch Mountain, but also seasonal runoff from rainfall and snow melt.

Jonsrud Viewpoint – Sandy, Oregon

Jonsrud Viewpoint - Sandy, Oregon

The Jonsrud viewpoint, in the Willamette Valley offers the visitor both a historic and scenic view of a beautiful stretch of Oregon. Through the valley below, passed the Barlow Road, also known as the Mt. Hood Road. This road was part of the larger Oregon Trail, and made it much easier for pioneers to reach the fertile valley along Oregon’s coast. On a clear day the conical peak of the Mt. Hood volcano rises prominently above the horizon. In Sandy, Oregon.

Military Bunker – Battery Russell – Ft. Stevens Oregon

Military Bunker - Battery Russell - Ft. Stevens Oregon

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Pictured is the ammunition bunker of Battery Russel, which was built at Fort Stevens along the Oregon coast, in 1904. It was operational up through 1944, only months before the end of World War II. Battery Russell was named for Major General David Russell, who fought in and died during the Civil War. Battery Russell and Fort Stevens were the only stateside military installations attacked by enemy forces since the Battle of 1812. A Japanese submarine fired more than a dozen shells at the Fort, but caused no damage. Battery Russell was unable to return fire, because its guns were unable to match the range of the Japanese submarine. This ultimately led to the battery’s decommissioning and replacement by Battery 245, which had longer range guns.