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A First in WA LbNA #23543 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Wood-aug
Plant date:Jul 2, 2006
Location:
City:Maryhill
County:Klickitat
State:Washington
Boxes:1
Found by: Reinbow
Last found:Aug 3, 2008
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFa
Last edited:Jul 2, 2006
**** This box is confirmed missing******

Placed by: Wood-aug
Placement Date: July 2, 2006
State: WA
County: Klickitat
Nearest City: Maryhill
Number of Boxes: 1

Clues

Terrain: n/a
Distance of walk: drive by
Elevation: 0
Wheel chair friendly: no, due to gravel
Hitchhiker friendly: yes, a small one

Introduction:
Sam Hill had a rock crusher, which he used on the local rocks, and he also brought heavy oil from California to create a macadam-like road. These first experimental roads from the river to his home, near Maryhill, and around the area totaled about ten miles costing Sam about $100,000. They were the first roads in the state to be paved. His best reason for good roads was to help farmers get goods to market. The Seattle, Portland, & Spokane Railway on the north bank was completed in 1909, by which time, Sam's plans were underway. In 1910, Sam used convict labor to build his roads. But the new government didn't allow convict labor and refused to endorse a plan to build a road on the north side of the Columbia. This made him mad, and he vowed never to return to Seattle until a Washington government allowed convicts to work. So he crossed the river to Portland, where he began to urge the public on new roads, especially on the south bank of the Columbia River to boost tourism. So the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway could have been built on the Washington side.

Getting you close:
Work your way to south central Washington near highway 14 and US Route 97.

The Box:
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