| Steeped in history rich with pioneers,
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| | activities and displays like "Archaeology
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| wagons, Native-Americans, railroads and
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| | from Space", "Ft. Dalles Architectural
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| new discoveries, Oregon boasts an
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| | Drawings", the Kid's Explorer Room, and
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| extremely large and varied list of
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| | the Native Plant Restoration project
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| museums. From interesting to educational
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| | being undertaken on the 50 acres
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| to down-right fun, there's a museum in
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| | surrounding the Discovery
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| Oregon for everyone's palate.When one of
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| | Center.Tillamook - The Latimer Quilt and
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| those rainy Oregon days has you feeling
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| | Textile CenterIf it's art and crafts that
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| house bound and ready to head out for
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| | tickle your funny bone, you won't want to
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| some adventure, choose from one of the
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| | miss the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center
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| hundreds of museums that Oregon has to
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| | located in Tillamook. Their mission is
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| offer. The following list is by no means
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| | to preserve, promote, display and
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| complete, but only highlights several
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| | facilitate the creation of and provide
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| interesting museums scattered throughout
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| | education about the textile arts. And,
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| the state.The Dalles - Columbia Gorge
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| | what a great job they do!The center
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| Discovery Center and Wasco County
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| | offers displays and collections of quilts
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| Historical MuseumThis is the official
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| | dating from the mid-nineteenth century to
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| interpretive center for the Columbia
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| | the present. Also on display are
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| River Gorge National Scenic Area. Their
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| | collections of crochet, handwoven
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| hope is to "inspire appreciation and
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| | textiles, quilt blocks, quilt templates,
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| stewardship of the natural and cultural
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| | hand-woven coverlets, looms, spinning
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| history of the Columbia River Gorge and
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| | wheels and other equipment used for
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| Wasco County." In the Columbia Gorge
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| | creating textiles.In addition to viewing
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| Discovery Center visitors will find
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| | pieces dating from the late 1800's and
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| interactive displays of the powerful
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| | early 1900's, you can view and sample
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| volcanic events and floods that helped
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| | their textile library with extensive
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| shape the Gorge into its current day
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| | information on all types of textiles.
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| form. The Wasco County Historical Museum
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| | Currently, the center is beginning a
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| offers a glimpse into the lives of the
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| | collection of indigo dyed pieces.The
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| people of the county, both yesterday and
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| | hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10am
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| today. In the Discovery Gallery, the
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| | to 4pm. If you have any interest in the
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| exhibit Cargo: Equipment and Supplies of
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| | history of quilting, weaving and other
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| the Lewis and Clark Expedition is on
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| | such textiles, the Latimer Quilt and
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| display. The purpose is to give museum
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| | Textile Center will be an educational and
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| goers a sense of the enormous loads that
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| | fun museum to visit on your Oregon museum
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| the Lewis and Clark Expedition took along
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| | tour.Barbara Pfieffer lives in beautiful
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| on their journey. Surprisingly, the most
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| | Oregon State. tells you all the fun
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| numerous and most planned for items were
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| | things to do on vacation in Oregon,
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| the gifts for Native Americans which were
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| | whether on the coast or visiting a
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| exchanged along the Expedition's
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| | casino. Visit for more museums to visit
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| travels.In addition, this Discovery
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| | in Oregon, with hours and phone numbers.
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| Center and Historical Museum offer
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| | Come visit Oregon, you'll love it!
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