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January 3, 2013
TUALATIN CENTENNIAL
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The Tualatin Discovery Challenge:
A Family Centennial Project
Compile your own
Tualatin Discovery Journal
noting the date of the place you visited and documentation of the following activities
(written and photo). Some information is available on websites. Bring your journal to Tualatin Historical Society (THS) by December 1, 2013
for entry to win a $100 gift card from Bridgeport Village and 12 free Regal Theatre tickets and other great prizes. A panel of judges will
select the most complete electronic or hard-copy journal with the winner announced at the 2013 Starry Nights. Finalists will receive prizes
as well. If you have questions related to this Centennial Challenge, call the Tualatin Heritage Center, 503-885-1926.
City of
Tualatin
1. Hike or bike the Tualatin ArtWalk:
Photograph yourself at each inter-
pretive sign; what historical facts
did you learn at each stop?
2. Ibach Park:
Who was it named for
and their background; take your
group or individual photo at one
of the historic replicas in the play
areas
3. Atfalati Park:
How many interpre-
tive signs do you find? What did you
learn about native uses of plants;
list some examples and take photo
of one plant mentioned. What was
one family name on memorial trees
at the park (look for stone at ground
level)?
4. Jurgens Park:
What’s the theme
of this park representing a major
Tualatin industry for many years?
What was one interesting memo-
rial tree marker you saw along the
sidewalks?
5. Lake at the Commons:
Carefully ex-
amine the wording on granite blocks
around the fountain and lake. What
were the early names and spellings
for our city? Write down a line or
two of the etched poetry about the
natural history of our area.
6. Tualatin Library:
What’s showing in
the THS exhibit case? What did you
learn?
7. Tualatin Library:
What books on
Tualatin history are available for
reference? Find a book or DVD on
Tualatin or the Ice Age floods to
review with your family and describe
something you didn’t know before.
Photograph the Tualatin mastodon.
8. Tualatin Heritage Center:
Visit dur-
ing open hours Monday-Friday, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. What was your favorite
exhibit and why?
9. Ki-a-Kuts Bridge:
Photograph your-
self at the brass sign. Who was this
leader and what kind of bridges did
he build? What creek flows into the
Tualatin River at that confluence?
10. Tualatin Community Park:
Find the
interpretive sign describing the
1996 flood.
11. Tualatin City Operations Center
on Herman Road:
What happens
here? What services do they provide
for local residents?
12. Lafky Family:
Mark Lafky made Tu-
alatin history among flower lovers for
propagating a first-ever white Dutch
Iris he named for his wife Manette.
The Lafky name appears on two city
landmarks: Lafky House and Lafky
Park. Visit them. (To see these white
irises in bloom, visit Winona Cem-
etery in April-May growing in planters
near the entry kiosk. Some also grow
in front of Lafky House at Community
Park and at the Heritage Center).
13. Winona Grange, 8340 SW Seneca:
What is its history and role in the
city today?
14. Interactive Meridian Line Interpre-
tive Exhibit on the Tualatin River
Greenway Trail at 65th Ave. and
Nyberg Lane:
Parking is available
nearby at Browns Ferry Park. Why is
that instrument located there? What
did you learn by operating it?
15. Sweek House (by WES station):
Who were the Sweeks? What’s
special about this house? (Please
no trespassing!)
16. Glacial erratics (between police
station and Heritage Center):
How
heavy are these boulders? Where
did they probably originate? How did
they wind up in Oregon?
17. Robbins Rose:
There are two moss
rose bushes at Tualatin Heritage
Center named for the Robbins
family. They have some physical
differences from modern roses (no
sharp thorns, for example). What is
significant about the family and this
rose. (best time to see blooms and
smell: May-June).
18. Winona Cemetery:
When was it
established? Find the oldest grave
marker near the middle of the south
fence. What’s unusual about the
shape and décor of this marker?
Who is buried there? How long did
this person live? Find the grave-
stone for someone buried in the
past decade. Who was it and what
was their life span?
19. Pohl Family:
These Tualatin leaders
are remembered in two locations:
Tualatin High School and the Juanita
Pohl Center at City Park. What did
they contribute to our city? Take
your picture at the memorial flag
pole at Juanita Pohl Center.
20. Tualatin Heritage Trees:
Find one
of the more than 30 Heritage Trees
(one tree or a stand of trees) des-
ignated because of their historical
or botanical significance. See City
of Tualatin website for a list. What
makes your choice unique?
21. Browns Ferry Park.
Stroll the
pathways and count the number of
interpretive signs. How long did Ze-
nas Brown operate his ferry? What
are the ecological zones covered
along this trail?
22. Tualatin High School:
Visit the
display case near the main
office. What did you learn
about the first Tualatin High
School? What sports were
big in that time?
23. Bridgeport Village:
What was located at
this site before it
became a major
shopping and of-
fice destination?
What natural
force created
it
thousands of
years
earlier?
Interview someone who lived in Tualatin
at least 25 years ago:
Ask them to
describe a major employer located at to-
day’s Lake of the Commons and Century
Hotel. Take your photo with any likely
consumer of that product if that factory
were still here today.
We hope you learned more about
Tualatin’s rich and colorful history by
completing the Centennial Challenge!