This story was first published in 1946. At that time, under sponsoring of the U.S. department of interior, a federal bill tried to designate 41.4 acres of land at Celilo falls as an Indian reservation.
Free news:Â Students at The Dalles Middle School (TDMS) have been learning about the history and culture of the local tribes that call the Columbia River Gorge home. Their lessons were amplified recently by a visit from a tribal member to their classrooms.Â
1945: Affirmative and negative arguments relative to the proposed construction of a dam in the Columbia river at The Dalles will be presented Saturday before army engineers, at a public hearing in the local circuit courtroom.
Historical news, photos and features from old newspapers in the Columbia River Gorge. Pulled from the pages of The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Hood River News, and White Salmon Enterprise.
This week’s History Mystery is a little different. Last week, we published an image of the flood of 1948. That image came courtesy of Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, where it is item number 2022.03.006 in the collections.
Last week’s History Mystery, an image of Tugboat Keith in the Celilo Canal Locks, was identified by Gary Elkinton and by Tim Corner, who worked aboard Keith in 1956.
