Willamette Falls was early the site of an Indian salmon fishing village. The falls furnished the power for a lumber mill that began operation in 1842, a flour mill in 1844, a woolen mill in 1864, and the first paper mill in the Pacific Northwest in 1867. The first long-distance commercial electric power transmission in the United States was from this area to the City of Portland in 1889.

Photo: Postcard published by the Detroit Photographic Co.

Photo: Kevin W.

Photo: Kevin W.

Photo: Kevin W.

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