To be eligible for the Cultural Tax Credit, you must donate to a qualified nonprofit in Oregon in the same tax year. If you have a nonprofit and would like to be included on this list, please fill out the application here: https://culturaltrust.org/toolkit/PDFs/application.pdf
In Wasco County, these are the nonprofits that qualify:
Arts in Education of the Gorge 1009 Eugene St, Hood River, OR 97031 541-387-5031 gorgeartsined.org ein: 91-1817572
Cascade Singers 308 E 10th St, The Dalles, OR 541-296-3692 cascadesingers.org/ ein: 93-0903050
Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee 323 E. 4th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-298-8533 thedallescivic.org ein: 94-3149720
Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-506-6111 gorgefoundation.org ein: 93-0740519
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum 5000 Discovery Dr, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-8600 gorgediscovery.org ein: 93-1200312
Dufur Historical Society & Living History Museum PO Box 462, Dufur, OR 541-467-2205 dufurhistoricalsociety.org/ ein: 51-0157403
Fort Dalles Museum/Anderson Homestead Foundation PO Box 591, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-8213 fortdallesfoundation.org/ ein: 30-0589167
Friends of the Waldron Brothers Drugstore PO Box 1065, The Dalles, Oregon 97058 ein: 83-3747910
Gorge Artists Inc 1135 Canyon Way, The Dalles, OR 541-478-0171 gorgeartists.org ein: 38-3761030
North Wasco County SD#21 Education Foundation 3632 W 10th St, The Dalles, OR 541-506-3420x1022 nwasco.k12.or.us/22741099153327827/site/default.asp ein: 94-3205304
Original Courthouse Preservation Corporation 410 W 2nd Pl, The Dalles, OR ein: 93-0757104
Southern Wasco County Library Foundation 507 Grant Avenue, Maupin, Oregon 97037 (541)395-2208 cityofmaupin.org/library/donors-grantors/ ein: 85-1245398
St Peters Landmark Preservation Inc 405 Lincoln St. PO Box 882, The Dalles, OR 97058 Wasco 541-298-8861 541-296-5686 OldStPetersLandmark.org ein: 23-7120819
The Dalles Art Association 220 E 4th St, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-4759 thedallesartcenter.org ein: 93-0681535
The Dalles Main Street Program 710 E Second St Suite 3, The Dalles, OR 541-370-2966 thedallesmainstreet.org ein: 45-3456890
The Dalles Mural Society PO Box 444, The Dalles, OR 541-993-2556 thedallesmuralsociety.com ein: 93-1111948
The Dalles Riverfront Trail 414 Washington St #1D, The Dalles, OR 541-296-9533 nwprd.org/rivertrail/index.html ein: 93-1141502
The Dalles-Wasco County Library Foundation 722 Court St, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-2815 wascocountylibrary.com/ ein: 94-3163912
The National Neon Sign Museum 200 E 3rd Street, The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541) 370-2242 nationalneonsignmuseum.org/ ein: 47-4053295
The Shaniko Preservation Guild PO Box 123, Shaniko, OR 541-489-3434 ein: 81-0658191
The Town and Country Players PO Box 62, Maupin, OR 541-328-6357 ein: 93-0923367
Wasco County Historical Society 300 W 13th St, The Dalles, OR 541-296-1867 wascochs.org ein: 93-1081765
Wonderworks Children’s Museum PO Box 355, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-980-5922 wonderworkschildrensmuseum.org ein: 93-0686750
Cultural Inventory
The members of the Wasco County Cultural Coalition developed this inventory. Survey data at the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office was included for properties listed as “eligible/significant” in respect to the National Register of Historic Places. Individual homes with this designation that are privately owned are not included here, but historic districts are included. In developing this list the coalition sought to include all the communities of Wasco County: Antelope, Celilo, Clarno, Dufur, Maupin, Mosier, Rowena, Shaniko, The Dalles, Tygh Valley, and Wamic.
The coalition recognizes that the list may not be complete and welcomes additional information for inclusion in future drafts. Some entries are listed more than once if they are both a historic structure and a cultural organization.
Museums/Exhibits
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and
Wasco County Historical Museum
5000 Discovery Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-8600
www.gorgediscovery.org
Dufur Historical Museum
located in the historic Schreiber Log Cabin
93 N. Main Street
Dufur, OR 97021
541-467-2349
Ft. Dalles Museum
oldest history museum in Oregon
located in the Fort Dalles Surgeon’s Quarters historic building
500 West 15th Street
The Dalles ,OR 97058
541-296-4547
www.wascochs.org/ftdm.htm
The Museum at Warm Springs
PO Box 909
Warm Springs, OR 97761
541-553-3331
www.warmsprings.biz/museum
Seufert Visitor Center/The Dalles Dam
Hwy 197
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-1181
Historical Societies
Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society
c/o Lorna Elliot, The Dalles Public Library
722 Court Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-2815
www.community.gorge.net/genealogy
Dufur Historical Society
Located in the Historic Schreiber Log Cabin
Wasco County Historical Society
located at historic Rorick House
300 W. 13th Street St. The Dalles OR 97058
541-296-1847
www.wascohs.org/default.htm
Wasco County Pioneer Association
PO Box 582
The Dalles OR 97058
Arts/Cultural Organizations
Columbia Fibers Guild
c/o Carolyn Wright
PO Box 153
The Dalles, OR 97058
Mid-Columbia Folklore Society
http://community.gorge.net/mcfs
The Dalles Art Center
220 East 4th Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-4759
www.thedallesartcenter.org/
All Together The Dalles
220 East 4th Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-4759
www.alltogetherthedalles.com
Southern Wasco County Library
410 Deschutes Ave. Maupin, OR 97037
541-395-2208.
The Dalles Family History Center
1815 E. 15th
The Dalles, OR 97058.
The Dalles Mural Society
www2.netcnct.net/muralsociety
The Dalles Theater Company
www.thetheatrecompany.org
The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library
722 Court Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-2815
www.ci.the-dalles.or.us/library.htm
Town & Country Players
PO Box 62
Maupin, OR 97037
Community Music Organizations
Gorge Winds Concert Band
Greg Weast, Columbia River Music
410 East 2nd Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-298-4326
or San and Diana Grott, sgrotte@gorge.net
Mid-Columbia Community Concert
Patty Blagg 541-298-4352
Cascade Singers
308 East 10th Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-3692
The Herbring House
313 W 4th St, The Dalles, OR, United States, 97058
www.facebook.com/herbringhouse
Education/Childhood Development
Columbia Gorge Arts in Education
Leith Gaines
1009 Eugene Street
Hood River, OR 97031
Columbia Gorge Community College
400 East Scenic Drive
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-506-6000
www.cgcc.cc.or.us/ITS/ContactUs.cfm
Dufur School District
802 NE 5th Street
Dufur, OR 97021
541-467-2509
www.dufur.k12.or.us/main.htm
Mid-Columbia Music Teachers Association
1301 Hermits Way
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-298-8695
Mosier Community Charter School
PO Box 307
1204 1st Ave. Mosier, OR 97040
541-478-3321
North Wasco County School District
3632 West 10th Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-6149
www.nwasco.k12.or.us/
South Wasco County School District
PO Box 346
Maupin, OR 97037
541-395-2645
St. Mary’s Academy
1112 Cherry Heights Rd. The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-6004
Wonderworks
P.O. Box 355
The Dalles, OR 97058
Oregon Child Development Coalition (OCDC)
of Wasco County and Migrant Head Start Program
1300 West 9th Street
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-0100
Migrant Education Program
400 E. Scenic Drive, Suite 207
The Dalles 97058
541-296-8271
The Dalles Head Start Program
1717 W. 10th St. The Dalles, OR 97058
541-298-8801
Operated through Mid-Columbia Children’s Council
1100 E. Marina Way, Suite 250
Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-2010
Tygh Valley Head Start
541-483-2299
Operated through Mid-Columbia Children’s Council, 541-386-2010. 1100 E. Marina Way, Suite 250
Hood River, OR 97031
Annual Events
Barlow Road Interpretive Programs, mid-September living history and pioneer wagon camp at White River Station Campground, sponsored by Barlow Ranger District, US Forest Service, 541-467-2291.
Celilo Pow-Wow
Dufur Threshing Bee, mid-August Dufur community event.
Ft. Dalles Rodeo, mid-July in The Dalles, Ft. Dalles Rodeo Association. www.fortdallesrodeo.com.
Historic The Dalles Days, September event, Dan Spatz, Editor, The Dalles Chronicle, 315 Federal, The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-296-2141.
Northwest Cherry Festival, mid-April, The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, 404 W. 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-296-2231.
Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Powwow, late June, Warm Springs, 541-553-1293. www.warmsprings.com/Warmsprings/
News__Events/Event_Calendar/
Shaniko Days, early August community event.
Starlight Parade, late November, The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, 404 W. 2nd Street, The Dalles, OR 97058, 541-296-2231.
Wasco County Fair, mid-August event held in Tygh Valley
Public Art
The Dalles Downtown Murals
Antelope sculpture at The Dalles County Court House, 511 Washington Street
Totem at Mosier
Bear sculptures at The Dalles - Wasco County Public Library, 722 Court Street
The Dalles Art Center, changing exhibits open free to the public, 220 E. 4th Street
Historic Sites
The Dalles
Anderson (Lewis) House and Barn
Carnegie Library
Civic Auditorium
Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway
Eagle Caves
Fort Dalles Surgeon’s Quarters
Granada Theater
Indian Shaker Church & Gulich Homestead
Original Wasco County Courthouse
Pulpit Rock
Rock Fort Lewis and Clark Campsite
St. Peters Landmark, St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
The Dalles Commercial Historic District
Tom McCall Park
Trevitt’s Addition Historic District
Antelope
City Jail-1890 Vernacular
Methodist Episcopal Church-1897 Arts & Crafts
AOUW Lodge Hall-1893 Vernacular
Celilo
Historic Celilo Falls
Clarno
Clarno School-1914 vernacular
Dufur
Balch Hotel, 1907 brick Italianate
Schreiber Log Cabin-1901 Vernacular
Rowena
Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway
Mosier
Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway, including historic twin tunnels
Mosier Mounds Complex
Wamic
Barlow Road, Barlow Road Historic District
Smock Parairie Schoolhouse
Shaniko
Shaniko Historic District
Imperial Stock Ranch Headquarters
Bakeoven
Livery Stable
Stage Stop
Friend
Friend School
Buskuhl Store and Post Office
Other Properties
Shearers Bridge
White River Falls
Schoolhouses/Grange Halls throughout county
Petroglyphs (in natural locations)
Historic Cemeteries
Antelope Cemetery
Bakeoven Cemetery
Buzan (Flanagan) Cemetery
Catholic (Kingsley/Henricks) Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery-Dufur
Celilo Indian Cemetery, above Celilo
Clarno Cemetery
Cow Canyon Grade
Criterion Cemetery
Eightmile Cemetery
French Cemetery
Friend Cemetery
GAR Cemetery
Grave Island Memorial
Graveyard Butte Cemetery
Happy Ridge, Tygh Valley
Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
Hinton-Ward Cemetery
Hot Springs Cemetery
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery-Dufur
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery-Mosier
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery-The Dalles
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery-Tygh Valley
Kelly Cemetery-Maupin
Kingsley Cemetery
Lone Pine Cemetery
Masonic Cemetery-The Dalles
McClure Cemetery-Mosier
Memaloose Island
Miller Cemetery
Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
Obrist cemetery
Petersburg Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery
Pratt Cemetery
Red lake Cemetery
Rice Cemetery
Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Simnasho Cemetery
Smock Prairie-Wamic
Sunset Cemetery-The Dalles
Tillotson Cemetery
Traxtle Cemetery
Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
Upper Mill Creek Cemetery
Viewpoint Grave Island memorial
Wamic Cemetery
Wapinitia Cemetery
Warner Cemetery
Historic Travel Routes
Lewis and Clark Trail
Oregon Trail
Barlow Road
The Dalles Military Road
The Celilo Canal (1915 - 1957)
The Dalles - California Highway (1925)
The Railroads :
The Dalles - Celilo Railroad (1863-1882)
Oregon State Portage Railroad (1905-1915)
The Oregon Rail & Navigation and Union Pacific (1882 - present)
The Great Southern Railroad - The Dalles to Friend (1905-1936)
The Columbia Southern Railroad - to Shaniko (1897 - 1964)
The Oregon Trunk Railroad - up the Deschutes River (1911- present)
The Deschutes Railroad - up the Deschutes River (1911-1936)