Our Mission: To preserve and promote the magnificence and history of Willamette Falls so that it may live in the minds and imaginations of people of all ages.
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 Willamette Falls is a large, horseshoe-shaped basalt cascade that divides the upper and lower reaches of the Willamette River. which is an American Heritage River.  The falls lie 14 miles upriver from Portland and were the heart of pioneering industry in the Oregon Territory.

Late November---GATE 2 IS BACK AND GATE 4 PULLED

Click to see October 28th feature in the Oregonian’s Metro section.

                                                     Gate 1, reinstalling                                           Unhooking Gate 2 Nov. 19, with drained chamber, below

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The holiday season is a great time to share some wonderful and unique heritage items offered by the Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation.

Our original history DVDs profile seventeen workers from the Crown Zellerbach paper mill. Hear their stories in both "Grindstones, Boomsticks, Tattletales and Nips, the stories and the people of Crown Zellerbach International, West Linn Division--1928-1986" and in our second movie, "Friends, Fish and $1.09 an Hour."

Posters featuring the art of Daniel Robinson celebrate each year's Lock Fest.

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