Columbia Heights
Route 2
Columbia Heights: Ehrmanor, Manucha, and the Chanticleer Inn SitesGoogle Earth Imagery Date: August 15, 2012
Detail: Corbett to Larch Mountain Road, 1927 Page 053 - Township 1 N. Range 4 E., Rooster Rock, Houston Acres, Columbia RiverAtlas: Multnomah County 1927State: OregonMetsker Maps 1927 Item # US1363566 Historic Map Works.http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/1363566/Page+053+++Township+1+N++Range+4+E+++Rooster+Rock++Houston+Acres++Columbia+River/Multnomah+County+1927/Oregon/
April 5, 2020
April 5, 2020
I have found no clear definition of what exactly was thought of as the Columbia Heights area, but for the sake of argument, I am guessing that it pretty much included everything on the relatively flat land between Ehrmanor and the Larch Mountain Road. This section will cover the west end of that area, to Chanticleer Point.
That being said, the anecdote below is placed by Mershon in his book between the Hanneman Farm, located across the highway from The Summit, and the Larch Mountain Road, which I include in a later section of the website.
However, lacking a specific location, I am sharing Mershon's story here.
"...when the highway came through, this area, formerly called 'Columbia Heights,' was the scene of a confrontation between a landowner and Multnomah County. Highway workers found "No Trespassing" notices placed along the path of the right-of-way. A meeting ensued, attended by Simon Benson, at which the owner was told that the County "could not afford to pay more." In response, "Benson put his hand on his pocket book and from there he took $100 and added to the sum that the court allowed and (the property owner) agreed to let them go." ("Columbia Heights," Gresham Outlook, September 20, 1914.)"
"...when the highway came through, this area, formerly called 'Columbia Heights,' was the scene of a confrontation between a landowner and Multnomah County. Highway workers found "No Trespassing" notices placed along the path of the right-of-way. A meeting ensued, attended by Simon Benson, at which the owner was told that the County "could not afford to pay more." In response, "Benson put his hand on his pocket book and from there he took $100 and added to the sum that the court allowed and (the property owner) agreed to let them go." ("Columbia Heights," Gresham Outlook, September 20, 1914.)"
Mershon, East of the Sandy III, 35-36
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