WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016
Bridge
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ty officials noted that Gal-
lon House Bridge was so-
named because of its
proximity to a local “gal-
lon house” that reportedly
sold bootleg spirits in the
early decades of the 20th
APPEAL TRIBUNE
century. Mt. Angel was
wet, Silverton dry. So the
gallon house was on the
north side of the bridge.
Cameron said appar-
ently you could sell the
containers, but the liquor
had to be given free.
“Who knows what was
in the gallons; a little
white lightening, or some-
thing good.”
He kidded Silverton
Mayor Rick Lewis in at-
tendance that he may
want to cart a jug home
for later.
At ceremony’s end, the
vintage rigs wove in with
a couple dozen modern ve-
hicles, slipping north then
east, away from the
bridge and toward heavy
road construction, black-
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5A
top paving and steamroll-
ers on a highway scarcely
a mile from Gallon House,
and seemingly a century
removed.
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PHOTOS BY JUSTIN MUCH/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Silverton Historical Society President Norm English addresses a
gathering at Gallon House Bridge for a re-dedication
ceremony as Marion County Public Works Director Alan Haley
catches some shade.
Marion County Commissioner Sam Brentano rides across the
Gallon House Bridge as part of a re-dedication ceremony.
Vintage vehicles were put into action for the Gallon House
Bridge 100-year re-dedication ceremony.