Historical Marker

Hood River

Historical marker location:
300 East Port Marina Drive, Hood River, Oregon
( Marker is on East Port Marina Drive north of Interstate 84 when traveling north.)

From Steamboats to Sailboards.

Oregon was the only state in the United States to have a government run by the Ku Klux Klan. In the 1920s, the KKK gained significant political power in Oregon, electing a governor, a mayor, and several legislators. This era of Oregon's history is known as the "Klanbake."
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