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The Hood River, formerly known as Dog River, is a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon, United States.Approximately 25 miles (40 km) long from its mouth to its farthest headwaters on the East Fork, the river descends from wilderness areas in the Cascade Range on Mount Hood and flows through the agricultural Hood River Valley to join the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge.
Hood River, Oregon. Hood River is a city and the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 8,313. [6] It is the only city in Oregon where public consumption of alcohol on sidewalks or parks is totally unrestricted.
The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum ( WAAAM) is located in Hood River, Oregon, United States, adjacent to the Ken Jernstedt Memorial Airport. WAAAM is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization committed to the preservation of, and education about aviation, automobile, and other historic transportation -related relics.
A steamship that was grounded on Clatsop Spit and wrecked in heavy seas. Tillamook Head. Detroit. 25 December 1855. A brig that bumped ground putting out of the Columbia River. Crew abandoned ship after she took on 7 feet (2.1 m) of water. Ship drifted south and ran aground at Tillamook Head. Tillamook Head. Brant.
The McKenzie River is a 90-mile (145 km) tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene and flows westward into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley. It is named for Donald McKenzie, a Scottish Canadian fur trader who explored parts of the Pacific Northwest ...
April 13, 1992 (Mount Hood National Forest: Wamic to Rhododendron: Beginning with its construction by Sam Barlow in 1846, this toll road provided the first overland connection for wagons between The Dalles and Oregon City over Mount Hood, and offered a majority of Oregon Trail emigrants an alternative to the hazardous raft passage down the Columbia River from The Dalles to Fort Vancouver.
The Hood River–White Salmon Interstate Bridge, or just the Hood River Bridge, is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Columbia River between Hood River, Oregon, and White Salmon, Washington. It connects Interstate 84 / U.S. Route 30 on the Oregon side with Washington State Route 14.
Horizon Christian School is a private Christian school located in Hood River, Oregon, United States. The school was founded in 1976 [6] and has been accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International since 1978, [1] and by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1999. [2] In 2018 it was named by Niche as one of the ...