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 St. Helens Centennial Flag and Fountain - St. Helens, OR Posted by:  howarthe
N 45° 51.833 W 122° 47.790
10T E 515796 N 5078944
St. Helens Centennial Flag and Fountain commemorates the centennial of the St. Helens, Oregon (1889-1989).
Waymark Code: WM8MFB
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2010
Views: 10
St. Helens is the county seat of Columbia County, Oregon. It was founded by Captain H. M. Knighton, a native of New England, in 1845 as "Plymouth". The name was changed to St. Helens in the latter part of 1850 for its view of Mount St. Helens some 39 miles (63 km) away in Washington. The population was 10,019 at the 2000 census. St. Helens was established as a river port on the Columbia River in the 1840s. In 1853, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company tried to make the city their only stop on the Columbia River. Portland's merchants boycotted this effort, and the San Francisco steamship Peytona helped break the impasse. St. Helens was incorporated as a city in 1889.
The plaque reads:
Centennial 1889-1989
St. Helens, Oregon
St. Helens Centennial
Flag & Fountain
Built & designed by
Dwight W. Irby & Fellow Patriots
Major Contributors
Boise Cascase, Scappoose Sand & Gravel,
Columbia County Commissioners, Salvex Inc,
Cascade Concrete Products, Ferrell Lumber,
Midway Electric, Ziemer & Smith Const.,
Watters Concrete Products, Kee Const.,
Multnomah Plywood, Hardrock Concrete,
Albert Havlik, James D. Huffman, Pete Peters,
Bill Peterson, Clark Signs
This fountain and 120 ft. pole and American
flag is our gift to Columbia County, and it's
our wish that it be maintained and always
fly a 30 ft. x 50 ft. flag. May God continue to
bless us and keep us free.
This flag is dedicated to those who have
loved, fought and died for it.
Dedicated July 4, 1989 John 3:16
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Subject: City
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: 1889
Date of Commemoration: 1989
Address:
St. Helens Marina, St Helens, OR 97051
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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