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===American settlement=== In the early 1840s American settlers began to arrive in significant numbers, traveling overland via the [[Oregon Trail]]. The trail ended at The Dalles. It was not possible to take wagons farther west due to steep cliffs that fell straight into the Columbia River. Until the construction of the [[Barlow Road]] in 1846, the only way to reach Fort Vancouver and the [[Willamette Valley]] was by rafting down the river from The Dalles.<ref name=fortdalleshistory/> A post office was established within the boundaries of the current city in 1851, and The Dalles was incorporated as a city in 1857. It has been the major commercial center between [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton]] since. The city was originally named just "Dalles". In 1853 it was changed to "Wascopum," then, in 1860, to "The Dalles".<ref name=historicthedalles/> In 1864, the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] appropriated money to build a [[United States Mint|U.S. mint]] in [[The Dalles Mint|The Dalles]] that was to use gold from [[Canyon City, Oregon|Canyon City]] for [[Mint (coin)|coinage]]. The supply of gold from Canyon City began to dwindle, however, and other problems, such as cost overruns, workers leaving to work the gold fields, and flooding from the Columbia River, also contributed to the project running two years behind schedule and led eventually to its demise. In 1870, the [[Government of Oregon|State of Oregon]] received the property from the U.S. Government and the building was put to other uses.<ref>[http://www.wasco-history.r9esd.k12.or.us/comm/td/mint.html Wasco History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205180537/http://www.wasco-history.r9esd.k12.or.us/comm/td/mint.html |date=February 5, 2012 }}. Wasco-history.r9esd.k12.or.us. Retrieved on June 4, 2012.</ref> The mint is now home to Freebridge Brewing.<ref>[http://www.historicthedalles.org/the_dalles_commercial_district.htm#mint The Dalles U.S. Branch Mint/Erin Glenn Winery (1870)]</ref><ref>[http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=7049 Mint that Never Was Makes Interesting Tale]</ref> [[Image:The Dalles City Hall.jpg|thumb|left|The Dalles City Hall]]
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