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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25L1_river-ruler_Bend-OR.html
This cableway was installed in 1905 by the United States Geological Survey to measure the river's flow.
Today instruments sense and record the elevation of the water surface.
This information is relayed by satellite into computers of water man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25L0_big-tree-ponderosa-pine_Bend-OR.html
This majestic pine is the biggest of its species ever recorded. It was a giant before the Oregon Territory was established, enduring centuries of fire, insects, disease, and human impact.
Recently half of its crown was lost to weather, making …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25FE_the-mill-transformed-trees-into-highly-prized-lumber_Bend-OR.html
From the woods to the Deschutes River, the log was hoisted by the bull chain into the mill from the river to the log deck.
It was then directed to the band saw in one of the three head rigs, where the process began.
It was the head sawyer's job…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25F9_location-location-location_Bend-OR.html
The bustling marketplace you see today, filled with shops, theaters, restaurants, entertainment and recreation was once the site of the largest pine sawmills in the country.
Back in the 1920s, they were busy, noisy and dusty mills, each producin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25F8_logs-finally-become-lumber_Bend-OR.html
Trees were felled in the woods and hauled to the Deschutes River where they floated downstream to the mills.
The final steps of this log-to-lumber journey occurred as the wet lumber, known as green wood, exited the mill on the green chain.
As …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25DO_thank-goodness-for-water-and-gravity_Bend-OR.html
Huge trees were felled in the woods and the logs were transported by railroad to town. They were then dropped into the Deschutes River to await their turn in the mill. The river was a perfect storage place for the logs. The natural flow of the wat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25D5_todays-old-mill-district_Bend-OR.html
The mills may be gone, but their legacy is apparent all around us. The lumber companies spurred Bend's growth and they helped a lot of folks raise their families in this area. Today we see evidence of Mill B every time we look at the three iconic …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25D4_journey-of-the-log-to-lumber_Bend-OR.html
To supply the lumber mills with logs, entire mobile towns were created in the woods to house the men and their families who cut down the trees. The towns were movable camps conveyed by railroad cars. From 1916, these temporary towns, or logging ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2519_bend-veterans-peace-memorial-a-war-memorial_Bend-OR.html
Honoring the men and women of Bend who have served, are serving and will serve to defend our freedom during times of peace and war. Remembering the POW, the MIA, and those named below who have made the supreme sacrifice. They will not be forgotten…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM250M_old-post-office_Bend-OR.html
Construction of the Old Post Office established the presence of the federal government in this area.
It was a project of the Public Buildings Program, a federal agency created by President Herbert Hoover.
As one of the first buildings with reinf…