The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., July 15, 1926, page 6

PIONEER MONUMENT TO BE DEDICATED AT WISHRAM

     Today, July 15, a Great Northern Railway train, carrying members of the Columbia River Historical Expedition of 1926, will leave Chicago to do honor to certain early explorers, traders and pioneers who rendered valuable services in opening up the Northwest to civilization, and to dedicate permanent monuments to commemorate events of outstanding historical significance.
     The party is composed of a group of distinguished historians and writers and the winners of the High School Oratorical contests on “The French Pioneers in America.” The party has been organized under the leadership of the governors of North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, in cooperation with the historical societies of these states.
     The itinerary includes the dates of from July 15 to July 27, and, among the historical sections to be visited and of interest locally, is Wishram, on the S.P. & S. railroad in Klickitat county.  According to the schedule, a stop at Wishram will be made on Tuesday, July 20, the special train being scheduled to arrive there on 8:30 a.m. and to depart at 11 a.m.
     Formerly this place was called Fallbridge, but the name was changed to Wishram recently to perpetuate the memory of the important Indian village that once stood on the banks of the Columbia somewhere in the vicinity of the present town of Wishram, made famous by Washington Irving in his Astoria.
     To this ancient village came the tribes of the sea coast and the nomads of the mountains to trade for salmon, beadwork and other articles.  Nearly every exploring and trading expedition into the Northwest stopped there to barter with these aboriginal traders and to portage their canoes around the falls, and some of them, particularly Lewis and Clark and the Astorians, gave detailed descriptions of the place.
     To honor these many pioneers, both men and women come out who stop to that at the original Wishram, the Columbia River Historical Expedition will dedicate an appropriate monument, composed of rock taken from the majestic palisades of basalt which line the Columbia for many miles.
     At the ceremony, Judge Charles H. Carey of Portland, will be the principal speaker.  George Mennenick, of Yakima county, chief of the Federated Indian Tribes, well known locally, will speak for the Indians.