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PORTLAND

WAHKEENA FALLS, COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY.

Wahkeena means "most beautiful" in the Indian tongue. Of all the water falls seen from the great Highway none is more beautiful. Mr. S. Benson purchased more than three humlrcd acres, embracing Wahkeena Falls and gave it to the public for a

recreation park.

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