People make a place special. Pioneers, Warriors, Mountain Men, Floozies and Scallawags have all left their mark in the Columbia Gorge. Whether a respected Native American elder, a hard working farmer or rancher, a diligent lawman, or notorious ne’er do well, the stories of the People who have inhabited our Place of The Dalles have woven themselves indelibly into our town’s history.
Here are a few notable names. We’ll add more stories as time allows.
• Ben Snipes, Northwest Cattle King
• Thomas Condon
• N.H. Gates
• Orlando Humason
• Lulu Crandall
• Elizabeth Laughlin Lord
• Nick Sinnott and Dan Handley
• Daniel Lee and Henry Kirke White Perkins
• Chief Tommy Thompson and Flora Thompson
• Benjamin Gifford
• Daniel Norman Williams
• Jefferson Mosier
• John Frémont and Kit Carson
• Billy Chinook
• Governor Zenas Ferry Moody
• Justin Chenoweth
• Gladys Seufert
• Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (aka Osho)