City Hall (Old Post Office) Mural – Tillamook OR

City:
Tillamook, OR

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Completed:
1943

Artist:
Lucia Wiley

Description

Titled “Captain Gray Entering Tillamook Bay,” this mural depicts Captain Gray, who is best known for discovery of the Columbia River in the year 1792. Four years prior to that, however, he became the first white man, on record, to set foot on Oregon’s shore. On the same voyage, he was the first to carry the American flag around the world. Residents of Tillamook County find special interest in the log of his visit. The log tells of the four days spent in what is now Tillamook Bay. He believed he had discovered the “Great River of the West,” something all nations were seeking.

The mural was painted for what was then the Tillamook post office in 1943. The building now houses the Tillamook City Hall.

Source notes

Information and images at: https://www.wpamurals.org/tillamoo.htm

Site originally submitted by Elise Tam Cooc on November 30, 2013.

Location Info


210 Laurel Ave.
Tillamook, OR 97141
Tillamook County

Coordinates: 45.456699, -123.84235

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