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The Dalles


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The Dalles

City of the Dalles

Dalles

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Market was founded on this site in 1805 by Lewis & Clark to trade with Native Americans; white settlers arrived in 1838; noted as terminus of 200-mile waterway from Pacific Ocean to the Bonneville Dam.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Canby, Historic Places (1984); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994);

Born

Henry Frederick Wentz (American, 1876-1965)

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