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George Washington Bush had also come down that river, with his family and other
parties whose trip to Oregon he had helped finance. When Bush arrived at The Dalles,
he learned that the Provisional Government — a government free of both the U.S. and
Great Britain who were vying for control of the Oregon Country — had passed a law
barring Blacks from Oregon. He turned north and became the first American to settle
north of the Columbia in what is now the State of W ashington. Bush settled at Tum
water. near Olympia, and his descendents were influential in Washington politics.
Other lesser known Black people had made their way to Oregon — some as ship
wrecked sailors, others as fur trappers, and still others as free farmers and trademen,
but the racism of the white settlers and their fear of entanglement in the conflict over
slavery kept the number of Black settlers small. Although these Black explorers and
settlers shared the same hardships and made the same sacrifices and contributions to
the struggling frontier settlement as their white neighbors — these Black explorers and
settlers have all but been erased from the pages of Oregon’s history.
The mighty Columbia along which these Black explorers and pioneers made their
way is still as beautiful as it was described by Fremont, although its energy has been
harnessed by the great federal dams and it is paralelled by a modern freeway. The sun
still sets across the great expanses of water and still sparkles on the snows of Mt. Hood.
The Lower Columbia
Astoria was the first permanent settlement in the Oregon Country — established by
John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company in 1811. At the turn of the century Astoria
was a major west coast port.
A panoramic view of Astoria, the Columbia and the Pacific can be had from the 125
foot tall Astor Column located on Coxcomb Hill. Built in 1926, the column is covered
with a multicolored frieze that depicts events in Astoria's history.
Along the warf can be seen the tall masted fishing boats which arc the mainstay of
the area’s commerce.
Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a reconstruction of the site where the Lewis and
Clark Expedition spent a stormy winter. A full-scale replica of the original fort has
been built using the floor plan drawn by Captain Clark.
The Gorge
The Colum bia cuts through the Cascade Mountains, forming the spectacular
Columbia River Gorge.
Two highways follow the river — the water level freeway, 8O-N. and the Columbia
River Scenic Highway. The scenic highway, which winds around the sides of the cliffs
high above the river offers spectacular views.
The first paved road across the Cascade, the old highway was built in ,915. With its
massive stone bridges, stone railings and view points, it offers a leisurely drive through
the forests thick with ferns and wild flowers. The road offers close-up views of the
many water falls, with hiking trails taking one deep into the forest or to the tip of the
falls in a few minutes.
Among the falls — Bridel Veil, Latourell, Wahkiena, Horsetail and many others,
Multnomah is the best known. Falling 620 feet in two falls, it is the site of Multnomah
Falls Lodge. A trail leads over a stone bridge above the lower falls, up to the top of the
falls and up Multnomah Creek.
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