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Cliff House, Bridal VeilClarence E. Mershon. The Columbia River Highway: From the Sea to the Wheat Fields of Eastern Oregon. Portland: Guardian Peaks Enterprises. 2006. 1st Edition. 130
"Almost directly across the highway [from Bridal Veil Lodge], the three-story, 18-room Cliff House stood, reportedly built in the late 1860s by George Ellesson's great-great grandfather. On October 9, 1947, a fire destroyed the structure."
"Almost directly across the highway [from Bridal Veil Lodge], the three-story, 18-room Cliff House stood, reportedly built in the late 1860s by George Ellesson's great-great grandfather. On October 9, 1947, a fire destroyed the structure."
Mershon, East of the Sandy III, 48-49
"In 1948, the Ellesson family purchased the historic Cliff House and associated property. The Ellessons built a restaurant and a motel where Bridal Veil State Park is now situated. The State of Oregon purchased the site for park purposes in 1969."
"In 1948, the Ellesson family purchased the historic Cliff House and associated property. The Ellessons built a restaurant and a motel where Bridal Veil State Park is now situated. The State of Oregon purchased the site for park purposes in 1969."
Mershon, The Columbia River Highway
Currently, this is where the Bridal Veil Falls State Scenic Viewpoint's parking lot is. After the original Cliff House burned, the Bridal Veil Falls Motel was built on this site.
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