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Visit Historic The Dalles, Oregon and step back in time
Welcome, Pioneers, Adventurers, Gold-Miners, Mountain Men, Floozies and Scallywags!
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The Dalles, Oregon
The Dalles is a place, where spectacular scenery, outdoor adventure, history, and friendly people all come together. Located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, between Mt. Hood. and Mt. Adams, on the south bank of the Columbia River, The Dalles has been a natural destination point for pioneers of yesteryear and visitors of today!
The end of the overland Oregon Trail, The Dalles carved a unique place in history as a jumping off spot for pioneers, soldiers, gold miners, adventurers, gun-slingers, floozies, and scallywags. Lewis and Clark camped at this location at Rock Fort Camp during their historic journey to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory in 1805 and 1806. Fort Dalles was established in 1850. Ten thousand years of Native American trading took place on the banks of the Columbia River, carved by the Missoula Floods.
Are you a member of Wasco County Historical Society?
Membership supports the mission of Wasco County Historical Society to educate and preserve our county's history. Individual membership is only $15. Click here for the membership form.
The Dalles celebrates the beginnings of our community in 2013 with the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Wascopam Mission, March 21, 1838. To learn more about the mission, click here.
Once the "best hotel in the west" the old Umatilla House was a busy place during the wild west gold rush years in the 1860s through the 1890s. To learn more about the Umatilla House, click here.
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Explore The Dalles
You will find lots to see and do in The Dalles. We're located on the bank of the Columbia River, on the east end of the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The Dalles was the end of the overland Oregon Trail and the site of Fort Dalles, a central point during the Indian wars and the only Fort between Fort Vancouver and Fort Laramie.
Take a walking tour of our Historic Districts. Visit Local Museums.
See and hear the Downtown Talking Murals. And don't forget to saddle up for the
2013 Fort Dalles Days & Rodeo celebration the second weekend in July!
Concerts, wine tastings, and more, there's lots of fun to be found in and around The Dalles.
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 True West Magazine named
The Dalles, Oregon as one of the
"Top 10 True Western Towns" of 2011 and 2010.
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Want more history? Take a look at the Oregon History Schoolhouse
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Visit historic The Dalles, Oregon
End of the overland Oregon Trail
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