Fort Dalles Museum

OLDEST HISTORY MUSEUM IN OREGON

A non-commissioned officer from historic Camp Drum, which later became Fort Drum and then Fort Dalles, built the original two-room portion of the Rorick House about 1850. He chose a site of heavy native basalt so uneven that floor levels, then and subsequently, varied considerably in the absence of a foundation. A fireplace added by a later occupant utilized stone from the fort bakery.

The house with its two adjoining park-like lots has passed through the hands of several people important to The Dalles history including Congressman Malcolm Moody, the Lang sisters and the latest longtime residents, Eck and May Rorick.

Our Society came into possession of the property in the early 1990's and has its headquarters there. We are proud to welcome you to the oldest surviving home in one of the oldest continuously-occupied communities in the West.

The Wasco County Historical Society promotes appreciation of the local heritage by maintaining the 1850 Moody/Rorick House for the public, and by preserving and disseminating historical information about the County's people, places and events.

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