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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Dalles,_OregonThe Dalles, Oregon - Wikipedia

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   The Dalles (/ ˈ d æ l z /), formally the City of The Dalles and also called Dalles City, is an inland port and the largest city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,010 at the 2020 census , and it is the largest city in Oregon along the Columbia River outside the Portland Metropolitan Area .

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2. www.oregonencyclopedia.org › articles › the_dallesThe Dalles - The Oregon Encyclopedia

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   The Dalles is one of the oldest permanently occupied places in Oregon, significant to Native people for over ten millennia and to Euro-American settlers since the 1830s. The city, the largest in Wasco County, is located on a bend of the Columbia River at the east end of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

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   Where is The Dalles located?

   • The Dalles is 75 miles (121 km) east of Portland, within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area . The area around The Dalles is known to have been a trading center for Native Americans as long as 10,000 years ago and is thus one of the oldest inhabited places in North America .

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   What was The Dalles known for?

   • As the center of navigation on the Mid- Columbia River, The Dalles is the county seat and was known as the Gateway to the Inland Empire, a jumping-off spot for pioneers, soldiers, gold miners, and adventurers.

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   Why do people call The Dalles a Dalles?

   • The word dalles was commonly used by fur traders to refer to areas where a river flows through narrow, rocky channels, and French Canadian fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company called the great rapids at The Dalles Les Grandes Dalles de la Columbia.

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   When did The Dalles become a city?

   • A post office was established within the boundaries of the current city in 1851, and The Dalles was incorporated as a city in 1857. It has been the major commercial center between Portland and Pendleton since. The city was originally named just "Dalles". In 1853 it was changed to "Wascopum," then, in 1860, to "The Dalles".

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4. historicthedalles.org › indexVisit Historic The Dalles, Oregon and step back in time

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   The Dalles is alive with History! The end of the overland Oregon Trail, The Dalles carved a unique place in history as a jumping off spot for pioneers, soldiers, gold miners, adventurers, gun-slingers, floozies, and scallywags. Lewis and Clark camped at this location at Rock Fort Camp during their historic journey to explore the Louisiana ...

5. www.britannica.com › place › The-DallesThe Dalles | Columbia River, Gorge, Historic Site | Britannica

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   The Dalles, Ore., on the Columbia River. The Dalles, inland port, seat (1854) of Wasco county, Oregon, U.S., on the south bank of the Columbia River, 75 miles (121 km) east of Portland, within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The area around The Dalles is known to have been a trading centre for Native Americans as long as 10,000 ...

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7. historicthedalles.org › the-dallesThe Dalles – Historic The Dalles

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   The Dalles is the county seat for Wasco County, which was organized in 1854 and at 130,000 square miles, was the largest county in the country. Wasco County ran all the way from the summit of the Cascade Mountains to the summit of the Rockies and included land that is today located in Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.