Exploring the "Mult-no-mah"
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N 45° 39.967 W 122° 45.504
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American Indians told Lewis & Clark about the "Mult-no-mah" (now the Willamette), a large river entering the Columbia River from the south. Clark set out immediately with seven men and one of the "Cash hooks" to find and explore this river.
Waymark Code: WM34QX
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2008
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According to the signboard, American Indians told Lewis & Clark about the "Mult-no-mah," a large river entering the Columbia River from the south. Islands concealed the river's mouth, and the explorers did not see it on the westward or eastward journeys. While the expedition was camped upriver, two young men from the "Cash hooks" tribe visited and drew a map. Clark set out immediately with seven men and one of the "Cash hooks" as his guide to find and explore this river.Today it is known as the Willamette, and its confluence with the Columbia River is visible directly across from this viewpoint. This area has changed significantly since 1805-1806. The mouth of the Willamette has shifted its location and the islands that once concealed it from Lewis & Clark have changed shape or disappeared.
Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the signboard.
"Must Sees"at this location":
The mouth of the Willamette River; just up the road was the location where D.B. Cooper's Hijacking money was found at Tina Bar by an eight-year-old boy in February 1980. Visit Frenchman's Bar Park.
Date Waymark Created: 02/09/2008
Do they allow dogs at this location?: Yes
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