Gazelle (sidewheeler 1854) - Memorial

Memorial

Many years later a memorial plaque was placed on a rock outcropping overlooking the Willamette River and the long-abandoned Canemah landing, which stated:

600 yards south of this point
Explosion of Steamer Gazelle, April 8, 1854.
Loss of twenty-four lives.
Marked May 18th, 1933 by Multnomah Chapter D.A.R.

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