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The Dalles in 1858

Date
  • 1900/1940
Description
  • The Dalles probably derived its name from its location by 'contracted running waters hemmed in by walls of rock'. Such a place was called 'dalles' in French. The first building in Eastern Oregon was the Methodist mission erected at the Dalles in 1838. The mission home became a favorite place for voyagers, up and down the Columbia who were compelled to portage at this place. As time passed the Dalles became the chief settlement east of the Cascades. Here in the spring of 1848 the log Fort Dalles was built and occupied by Major Tucker and his command, the 'Rifle Regiment' of U.S. Troops, who had arrived the previous autumn. Here, too, was established the first court house which was for years the only 'hall of justice' between the Cascades and the Rockies. By 1858, as indicated in the picture, the Dalles had become a permanent little city.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Rights Holder
  • OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Identifier
  • P217:25:45
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 38 - Early Settlement of Oregon
Institution
Conversion
  • Master scanned with Epson 1640XL scanner at 800 dpi., 8 bit gray scale. Image manipulated with Adobe Photoshop Elements ver. 7.0.
Submission Date
  • 08/12/2015
Modified
  • 05/25/2023
Collections

APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (20 Apr 2024). The Dalles in 1858 Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dh783

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "The Dalles in 1858" Oregon Digital. 20 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dh783

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "The Dalles in 1858" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-20. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70dh783

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Cities and towns http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026130
2 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
3 The Dalles >> Wasco County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5756304/
4 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
5 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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