The Great Plank Road - Portland, Oregon
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N 45° 30.945 W 122° 40.985
10T E 524752 N 5040295
This historical marker is located near the Portland Art Museum.
Waymark Code: WMKBZ2
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2014
Views: 8
A marker in the shape of the State map of Oregon is set atop a boulder and reads:
"The Great Plank Road
First planks for the Canyon Road connecting Portland with the rich Tualatin Valley were laid near this spot in September 1851. As a community effort it brought farm produce to our docks and established Portland as a port and market for the Old Oregon Country.
Lang Syne Society 1960
Historical marker raised by:
[Lang Syne Society]"
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