Hood River Oregon History
Hood River
County Historical Museum
Hood
River County History
It wasn't until 1805 that the Columbia River Valley was explored.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition paved the way and named the glacial stream
now known as the Hood River. Followed by Lewis and Clark were the
trappers, fur traders, and pioneer settlers. In 1854 the first permanent
settlers were the Nathaniel Coe family, filing a donation land claim on
land now included in the City of Hood River. Nathaniel Coe was the first
to plant fruit trees in the valley. The William Jenkins family and the
Denson family were soon to file donation land claims. Thus began the
settlement of the Hood River Valley.
Pioneer History
To give historical perspective: The first permanent settlers in
what was to become Hood River County filed a donation land claim in 1854;
by 1880 seventeen families lived in the region. Our first story begins in
1882.
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