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Home page for the Oregon Department of Transportation, Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH): Oregon Parks and Recreation Department HCRH Advisory Committee page: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department HCRH State Trail page: America’s Byway site on the Historic Columbia River Highway: Historic American Engineering Record drawings can be found at the Library of Congress site: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Office of the USDA Forest Service, has information about the HCRH on their Cultural Resources page: The Friends of Vista House volunteers staff the building and provide information to travelers: The Friends of Multnomah Falls provide visitor information and assist the Forest Service at Multnomah Falls Lodge: http://friendsofmultnomahfalls.org/ The Friends of the Columbia Gorge supports efforts to restore and reconnect the Historic Columbia River Highway as part of their efforts to protect the scenic, natural, cultural and recreational resources of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. They also introduce people to the Gorge through a series of free hikes, including some along the numerous sections of the Highway: http://www.gorgefriends.org Maryhill Museum of Art serves as the major cultural resource in the Columbia Gorge Region. Visitors from all over the world come to enjoy the collections, the setting and a variety of special exhibits and programs. Sam Hill, one of the major visionaries for the Historic Columbia River Highway, originally built the museum structure for his home in 1914. Learn more about Sam Hill at the museum and on the website: http://www.maryhillmuseum.org Oregon Historical Society: Preserving, collecting and publishing Oregon’s multicultural history through museum exhibition, research collections and publications. http://www.ohs.org The Gorge Discovery Center provides information about the HCRH and periodically shows the Oregon Public Broadcasting video “Paradise Road”: http://www.gorgediscovery.org/ The Troutdale Historical Society provides information about the western end of the Columbia River Gorge: http://www.troutdalehistory.org/ ORS 366.550 is the law that created the Historic Columbia River Highway Advisory Committee and declared that “it is the public policy of the State of Oregon to preserve and restore the continuity and historic integrity of the remaining segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway for public use and enjoyment”: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/366.html A copy of the Act creating the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area can be found on the Columbia River Gorge Commission site: Click Here Home | About Us | Highway Needs | Contribute | Donors | Events | History Website maintained by Teresa Kasner |