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Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest ServiceLocation: Oregon, USA
Who Considers it Sacred? Native Americans (Columbia River tribes)
Significance: Vision questing and religious site for the Columbia River tribes.
The Threat: Commercial development
Preservation Status: According to the Native American Rights Fund of Boulder, Colorado, the U.S. Forest Service planned a large timber sale near Spirit Falls.
For More Information: Site Saver Newsletter Volume II, Number 1, Fall 1992
Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Transportation/Oregon’s Mount Hood Territory