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windoggi · Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743

This is from a 1940 National Geographic...quite a sandbar

andymc4610 · Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684

Crown point....nice view of Rooster Rock

westender · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge

Interesting to see the Gorge "haze" even back in the day. You can barely see Beacon Rock?

dennis1916 · Joined: 03 Aug 2000 Posts: 18

Looks like the "Women's Forum" (just west of crown point) and I don't remember stairs near the end of the parking lot.

CosmicShame · Joined: 25 Sep 2014 Posts: 3

biffmalibu · Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 556

This photo is epic and very funny. The Women's Forum, observing and discussing Iwash, the (phallic) centerpiece and obvious subject of this photo.

I think it's about time for the original name (Iwash) of this landmark to be made official. Times have changed. The Chinook Jargon is still alive and taught in various places. And the term "Rooster Rock" has no direct descriptive value.

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Regarding the sandbar, with the Bonneville Dam and little else to backup and control river flow, I'm sure that the Columbia River was closer to its natural character and state at that time.

DelCarpenter · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA

My picture was taken 4-16-15 from Vista House which is part of the Crown Point area. The island in the picture is called Sand Island according to Google Maps. I think my picture is of the same area.