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The resort had a hotel established by George Geisendorfer, who was also the first postmaster. People were attracted to Cascadia because of its mineral spring water. [6] The property was sold to the state in 1940 and now is the site of the 300-acre (1.2 km 2) Cascadia State Park. A fence in Cascadia, made to look like an old town.
This map shows three possibilities: (1) The shaded area shows the historical Oregon Country. (2) The green line shows the Cascadia bioregion. (3) The labeled states and provinces include Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. (from Pacific Northwest)
Cascadia Cave is nearby. The cave is an 8,000-year-old American Indian petroglyph site considered to have the largest concentration of rock engravings in western Oregon. [3] Willamette Valley settlers developed a bypass at the park site for horse-drawn wagons. Old wagon ruts are still visible near where Soda Creek meets the South Santiam River. [2]
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Today, the Cascadia Subduction Zone remains eerily quiet. In other subduction zones, scientists often observe small earthquakes frequently, which makes the area easier to map, according to ...
The Cascadia bioregion. The area from Vancouver, B.C. down to Portland, Oregon has been termed the Cascadia Megaregion, a megaregion defined by the U.S. and Canadian governments, especially along the 'Cascadia Corridor'. Megaregions are defined as areas where "boundaries begin to blur, creating a new scale of geography now known as the megaregion.
Oregon is the top timber producer of the lower 48 states. [11] [12] Typical tree species include the Douglas fir (the state tree), as well as redwood, western juniper, ponderosa pine, western red cedar, and hemlock. [13] The Western Junipers are very abundant in Eastern and Central Oregon, being a essential tree to the area. [14]
The Oregon Section of the PCT (Oregon Skyline Trail), as it is currently routed, extends 428 miles (689 km). The northern terminus is at the Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks, Oregon. The trail then courses south at or near the crest of the Cascade Mountains, passing prominent volcanoes and natural features.