Silver Falls State Park
View Related Episode: Nature Sound Recording, Silver Falls State Park, Zumwalt Cooperation
1.5 million people every year make Silver Falls State Park the most popular state park in Oregon. They may be surprised to learn that 80 years ago that a town sat there, the area was full of stumps and the biggest waterfall was a daredevil's playground. Silver Falls was saved by a single-minded photographer determined to protect it for everyone to enjoy.
First Broadcast: 2011
Producer: Vince Patton
Videographer/Editor: Todd Sonflieth
Videographer: Nicholas Fisher
Videographer: Michael Bendixen
Photos Courtesy: Oregon Historical Society, Guy Faussett, Oregon State Parks, Caroline Bender
Video Courtesy: Newsfilm Archive - Univ. of So. Carolina
Appeared in episode: Nature Sound Recording, Silver Falls State Park, Zumwalt Cooperation
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Silver Falls History
Silver Falls State Park
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