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330. PILLARS OF HERCULES, COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY, OREGON.
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PILLARS OF HERCULES.
The Highway here presents a splendid view of those Columnar
basalt formations known as the Pillars of Hercules" which
were no doubt thrust upon the earth by some violent volcanic dis-
turbance in the distant past
By the ancients, the rocks of Gibralter and the Atlas Mountain
guarding the Mediterranean Sea, known then as Atlantes, and re-
garded as the entrance into the unknown, were called the Pillars of
Hercules. This fanciful name seemed very appropriate to those old
pioneers following the trail along the Columbia River and between
the larger pillars. The tree on the crest of the larger pillar stands
over 40 feet in height and is perhaps one hundred years old.
R-68163
GHAS. S.
Lipschuetz
COMPANY
PORTLAND, OREGON
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