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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1R_the-north-cascades_Rockport-WA.html
The North Cascades. Dedicated to Senator Henry M. Jackson. . The North Cascades . "The North Cascades is an area I hiked and explored as a boy. Each time I return, I gain a new appreciation of its natural beauty and its power to impress the spiri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1B_lighting-of-the-falls_Rockport-WA.html
Lighting of the Falls. . Superintendent of Lighting J.D. Ross was fascinated with artistic lighting early in his life. In 1929, the US Forest Service granted Ross permission to manage Ladder Creek Falls in order to illuminate the falls with changi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0V_a-park-from-the-people_Rockport-WA.html
A Park From the People. . The first of many attempts to create a national park in the North Cascades occurred in 1906. But it was not until Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson took the issue to the people "for guidance and direction" that the park be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYR_gorge-powerhouse_Marblemount-WA.html
Gorge Powerhouse. Producing Power Since 1924. The powerhouse in front of you sent the first electric power from the Skagit Hydroproject to Seattle in 1924. . . The rushing water underneath the powerhouse has just produced up to 170 megawatts of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYO_electric-forest_Rockport-WA.html
Electric Forest. . Superintendent of Lighting J.D. Ross wanted his visitors to believe that "anything was possible with electricity" including heating the ground to accommodate tropical plants such as banana and palm trees. In the wilds …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYL_welcome-to-ladder-creek-falls-gardens_Rockport-WA.html
Welcome to Ladder Creek Falls & Gardens. . The gardens were the creation of James Delmage (J.D.) Ross, Seattle City Light's second superintendent. J.D., the son of a Scottish horticulturist, combined his love of plants with his interest in electri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYK_chain-of-dams_Rockport-WA.html
Chain of Dams. . The first construction work to harness the Skagit River took place in 1924 in the gorge below. A low wood and rock spillway diverted water into a tunnel dug through the mountainside to a powerhouse in Newhalem. Bigger dams followe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYH_gorge-high-dam_Rockport-WA.html
Gorge High Dam. . A strong dam depends not just upon the concrete you see, but on the unseen structure beneath river level. During construction, engineers drilling to find bedrock encountered deep, unstable deposits of glacial silt - loose gravel …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYG_transmission-lines_Rockport-WA.html
Transmission lines are a visible link between these remote mountain lakes and densely populated urban areas. Gorge was the first of the Skagit power projects to go on line. On September 17, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge pressed a gold telegraph …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15C0_point-roberts-boundary-marker_Point-Roberts-WA.html
One mile west stands a granite obelisk, the first of a series of similar markers along the 49th parallel, defining the Canadian-American line from the Strait of Georgia to the summit of the Rocky Mountains.The official survey, begun at Point Rober…