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Broughton Flume, Hood River Junction on Columbia River at Washington/Oregon border, Hood, Skamania County, WA

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Significance: The Broughton flume was one of the last working cant flumes in the United States. Spanning nine miles from Willard to Hood, Washington, it operated from 1923-1986. / The Broughton Flume was built between 1921 and 1923 by the Drano Flume and Lumber Co. to transport cants (rough sawn logs) from the Little Salmon River nine miles to Hood, Washington and the Columbia River. Leased on completion by Broughton Lumber, the company assumed ownership in 1927 and continued to transport cants over the flume until both the company and the flume closed in 1986.

Survey number: HAER WA-170

Building/structure dates: 1921-1986 Initial Construction

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flumes hood view tracts broughton flume broughton flume hood junction hood river junction columbia columbia river oregon border skamania skamania county washington state broughton lumber company drano flume and lumber company historic american engineering record jet lowe kristen o connell richard o connor photo oregon border ultra high resolution high resolution train stations library of congress
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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Drano Flume & Lumber Company
Broughton Lumber Company
O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter
O'Connor, Richard, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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Hood View Tracts ,  45.72484, -121.55813
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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