FIRST – vessel to navigate up the west end of Willamette Falls, Steamer Maria Wilkins, West Linn, Oregon
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N 45° 21.105 W 122° 37.574
10T E 529277 N 5022094
Willamette Falls Locks – still in use below this point – were opened on New Years Day, 1873, when the Steamer Maria Wilkins became the FIRST vessel to navigate up the west end of Willamette Falls.
Waymark Code: WM19JJ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2007
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According to the "Oregon History" signboard, Willamette Falls Locks-–still in use below this point-–were opened on New Years Day, 1873, when the Steamer Maria Wilkins became the FIRST vessel to navigate up the west end of Willamette Falls. Five locks – including a canal basin and guard lock at the upper end - provide a total lift of 50.2 ft. Carved from native rock and finished with masonry, the locks have concrete sills and are lined with timbers.Instructions for logging waymark: A photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are waymarking solo) and the signboard.
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