Columbia River

A copper plate etching of the Columbia Rediviva in 1792, by Joe Knowles, 1930. (Image: digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu)

Scott Mall Tuesday, August 9, 2022

FreightWaves Classics/Pioneers: Columbia Rediviva was first U.S. ship to sail around the world

FreightWaves Classics profiles the Columbia Rediviva, the first U.S. ship to circumnavigate the world.

The first bridge over the Columbia River in Wenatchee, WA. (Photo: bridgehunter.com)

Scott Mall Thursday, January 20, 2022

FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: First bridge in U.S. to cross the Columbia River

FreightWaves Classics profiles the Columbia River Bridge, which was built in 1908.

A steamboat using the Cascade Canal. (Photo: oregonencyclopedia.org)

Scott Mall Friday, November 5, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Cascade Locks and Canal helped navigation and commerce on Columbia River

The Cascade Locks and Canal improved shipping along the Columbia River. Read this FreightWaves Classics profile of the project and its impact.

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