Lewis & Clark Memorial at Washington Park in Portland, OR

…Continued from Washington Park.

Entrance to Washington Park on February 15, 2010

This staircase is the main entrance to Washington Park at the top of SW Park Place. It includes a plaque about Amos Nahom King placed by The Lang Syne Society of Portland in 1998. At the top is the Lewis and Clark Memorial.

Lewis & Clark Memorial on February 15, 2010

The foundation stone for the Lewis and Clark Memorial at the entrance to the park was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 21, 1903.

Lewis & Clark Memorial on February 15, 2010

The 34-foot granite memorial was completed and dedicated in 1908.

Lewis & Clark Memorial on February 15, 2010

The plaque on the monument reads:

ERECTED BY CITIZENS OF OREGON TO COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
CAPTAINS MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK
WHO WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THOMAS JEFFERSON STARTED FROM
ST. LOUIS MAY 14, 1904 AND THROUGH MANY HARDSHIPS PENETRATED THE
VAST CONTINENTAL WILDERNESS TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AT THE MOUTH
OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND RETURNING SEPTEMBER 1806 GAVE TO
THE PIONEERS A PATHWAY AND TO THE NATION THE OREGON COUNTRY

Oregon State Seal on the Lewis & Clark Memorial

Montana State Seal on the Lewis & Clark Memorial

Idaho State Seal on the Lewis & Clark Memorial

Washington State Seal on the Lewis & Clark Memorial

On the base in bronze are the seals of the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, which were formed from the territory Lewis and Clark explored.

Lewis & Clark Memorial on February 15, 2010

The brick plaza around the monument has two plaques in memory of two presidents of the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition.

Henry Winslow Corbett Plaque at the Lewis & Clark Memorial

IN MEMORIUM
HENRY WINSLOW CORBETT
FEBRUARY 28, 1827
MARCH 31, 1903
PRESIDENT
LEWIS & CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
1902                    1903

Henry Walton Goode Plaque at the Lewis & Clark Memorial

IN MEMORIUM
HENRY WALTON GOODE
SEPTEMBER 26, 1862
MARCH 31, 1907
PRESIDENT
LEWIS & CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
1904                1907

View of Mt. Hood from Washington Park on February 15, 2010

There is an impressive view of Mount Hood looking east from the Lewis and Clark Memorial.

View of Mt. Hood from Washington Park on February 15, 2010

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