Historic Oregon Trail - Sandy River Bridge
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BruceS
N 45° 32.292 W 122° 22.622
10T E 548637 N 5042929
Historical marker giving brief history of the Sandy River.
Waymark Code: WM5X10
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2009
Views: 12
Historic
Oregon Trail
Sandy River Bridge
On Oct. 30th, 1792 off the point in the Columbia River where the Sandy empties its waters the boat crew from the H.M.S. Chatham (Vancouver’s Voyages) were the first white men to sight the snow clad peak which Lt. Wm. R. Broughton named Mt. Hood in honor of the British Navy. He called the stream Barings River. Later in November 1805 Lewis and Clark called it the Quicksand river. Still later by common use it became known as Sandy River. - text of marker
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