Portage Railroad and Middle Blockhouse at Cascades - 1867
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Looking downstream on the wooden tracks of the portage railroad on the Washington side of the Columbia Cascades.
Looking downstream on the wooden tracks of the portage railroad on the Washington side of the Columbia Cascades.
Originally opened in 1851, the north bank portage railroad was the first railroad of any kind built in the Columbia Gorge. It initially consisted of one wagon pulled by a single mule. In detail view 2, you can see the Middle Blockhouse on the bluff above the small trestle.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
Photographer | Carleton Watkins |
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Location | Columbia Gorge, Washington State |
Subject | Military, Rivers and Streams, Trains, Railroads, Streetcars |
Decade | 1860s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Stereoview Panel |
Size of Original | 3.1 x 3.1 inches |
Photographer's Number | Number 1263 |
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