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Culture & History
American-made Design
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Gordon House is the architect’s only project in Oregon.
The Gathering Place
Located near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, the Vancouver Land Bridge merges rivers, land, people, and trade.
Changing Course
The story circles at Sacajawea Historical State Park hint at all that is, was, and could be lost—or saved—by altering a river’s path.
What Is the Pacific Northwest?
A blurring of boundaries, personal and political.
Lost Among the Trees
Deep in the Sandy River Delta, Maya Lin’s bird blind connects past and present through the animals found all around us.
Song of Stone and Sky
At Chief Timothy Park in far eastern Washington, basalt benches set amid expansive earth blend pasts and possibilities.
Along the Water’s Edge
Maya Lin’s Confluence Project traces cultures, history, and ecology across the Columbia River basin in Washington and Oregon. Here’s what it taught me about homeland, heritage, and waterways.
A Confluence of Peregrinations and Prayers
At Cape Disappointment near the mouth of the Columbia River, Maya Lin’s walkway and boardwalk present juxtaposing journeys of discovery.
