Time Traveler

Time Traveler (HM164S)

Location: Columbia, OR 97345 Linn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 24.075', W 122° 0.203'

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Welcome to historic Fish Lake.
Now a quiet and peaceful place, it was once filled with the hustle and bustle of people working and traveling across the Cascades.

Nearby is the Fish Lake Remount Depot which has been in continuous use as a U.S. Forest Service station since 1910. The depot was originally developed as a way station and became the most popular stop on the Williamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road, commonly called the Old Santiam Wagon Road.

This road was a pioneering route across the Cascades, becoming a vital link between western and eastern Oregon. Over the years countless footsteps, thousands of hooves, wagon wheels and the churning wheels of early automobiles all shaped the road. In 1905 two cars heading towards Portland to complete the first trans-continental automobile race traveled the length of the road.

The gate in front of you is a reconstruction of one of the toll gates that travelers passed through. The road company built a hotel, saloon, store, barn, blacksmith shop, and corrals to serve travelers.

To this day the depot is actively used by the Forest Service and includes log buildings from the early 1920s, as well as structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Traces of the wagon road are still visible and a pioneer gravesite remains from the early days of travel on the road.

Please help preserve this historic site.
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HM NumberHM164S
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Placed ByUnited States Forest Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 6:58pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 579362 N 4916923
Decimal Degrees44.40125000, -122.00338333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 24.075', W 122° 0.203'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 24' 4.50" N, 122° 0' 12.18" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)541
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11200-11298 Trip Line, Columbia OR 97345, US
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