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Scappoose / s k æ ˈ p uː s / is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It was named for a nearby stream, which drains the southern part of the county. The name "Scappoose" is of Native American origin, and is said to mean "gravelly plain." [5] The population was 6,592 at the 2010 census.
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Oregon. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
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The Peace Candle of the World, also known as the Scappoose Peace Candle, [1] is an approximately 50-foot-tall (15 m) tower-like structure 18 feet (5.5 m) in diameter [2] [3] in Scappoose, Oregon, designed to resemble a candle. It was built in 1971 outside what was then the Brock Candles Inc. factory, which burned down in 1990.
Scappoose Bay is an important home for several fish species. Sturgeon poaching has become a problem there in recent years. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] An advisory from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality against consuming fish and shellfish from the bay remains in effect due to contamination from former industrial activity.
Tourist attractions in Oregon by populated place (8 C) A. Amusement parks in Oregon (1 C, 8 P) Aquaria in Oregon (5 P) Art in Oregon (12 C, 3 P)
There are listings in all of Oregon's 36 counties. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to more than 2,000 NRHP listings. [3]
It is located along the Multnomah Channel of the Willamette River in Scappoose, Oregon. Four floating docks are arranged in an "E" shape, with three docks perpendicular to the shore and the fourth, connecting dock parallel to the shore. The upstream dock is "A dock" and has 9 slips for boats up to 32' long.