Cascade Locks Historical Museum

1 Northwest Portage Road
Cascade Locks, OR, 97014
541-374-8535

overview : The Museum exhibits feature history of the Bridge of the Gods, early river navigation, and development of the portage and locks around the Cascade rapids. Construction of the Government Locks and Canal around the rapids began in 1878, and continued 20 years before the unique, water-powered locks and canal were finished. The museum is the home of the Oregon Pony, the first steam locomotive used in the Oregon Territory and the first to be built on the Pacific Coast .