| LC control no. | no2014153324 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Dallesport (Wash.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Washington (State)--Dallesport |
| Variant(s) | Dalles Port (Wash.) Dallesport Census Designated Place (Wash.) Dallesport CDP (Wash.) |
| See also | Grand Dalles (Wash.) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Washington (State) |
| Found in | GNIS, November 19, 2014 (Dallesport, populated place that is also a census designated place with the same name, variants: Dalles Port, Grand Dalles, Grandalles, North Dalles, Northdalles; Klickitat County, Washington, 45.6173426° -121.1795155° 45°37ʹ02ʺN 121°10ʹ46ʺW; also lists Dallesport Census Designated Place, census designated place with an official federally recognized name, variant Dallesport CDP, Klickitat County, Washington, 45.6315802° -121.1749149° 45°37ʹ54ʺN 121°10ʹ30ʺW, 45.6160786° -121.1692389° 45°36ʹ58ʺN 121°10ʹ09ʺW) Wikipedia, November 19, 2014 (Dallesport, Washington; census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington; originally called Rockport [no access points in OCLC] or Rockland Flats [no access points in OCLC], this was the site of the first ferry crossing in the area, beginning in 1854. Rockland Flats was the original seat of Clickitat County (the name of the county was spelled with a 'C' until an official name change in 1869), and remained so until 1878; 45°37ʹ42ʺN 121°10ʹ49ʺW (45.628331, -121.180400)) Washington place names, via WWW, November 19, 2014 (Dallesport is a town on north bank of the Columbia River opposite The Dalles, Oregon, in southwest Klickitat County. It was once of considerable importance, and the county seat of Klickitat County. In 1891, it was boomed by the Rev. Orson D. Taylor, a Baptist missionary, but later failed. Several names were given to the place in earlier days, including Rockland [no access points in OCLC], Grand Dalles, and North Dalles. The present name is taken from that of the Grand Dalles of the Columbia River; coordinates: 45.61249+N,121.1977+W) Grand Dalles and Grand Dalles Orchard Tracts, 1910?: cover (Grand Dalles, Washington) Grand Dalles, Washington, via Ancestry.com, viewed November 19, 2014 (Grand Dalles, Washington, was an illusion that arose from the sand dunes and rock piles along the north bank of the Columbia River directly opposite The Dalles, Oregon, in 1890. Although several hundred city lots were sold and a number of business and manufacturing companies were formed to engage in business there, the "city" existed only on paper and in the fertile mind of its chief promoter, O.D. Taylor; the new city which was originally named North Dalles) <http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~westklic/gdwash.html> |
| Geographic area code | n-us-wa |
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