PLSO http://plso.org Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:04:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2011 David Thompson Columbia Brigade http://plso.org/2011/07/20/2011-david-thompson-columbia-brigade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2011-david-thompson-columbia-brigade http://plso.org/2011/07/20/2011-david-thompson-columbia-brigade/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:26:26 +0000 http://plso.org/beta/?p=563 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon and the city of Astoria Bicentennial Committee honored the Brigaders who traveled the same route as legendary surveyor, David Thompson. Thompson, a fur trader and explorer, first made his journey down the Columbia River from Calgary to Astoria in 1811, and to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the legendary journey PLSO hosted a Grand Arrival celebration.

Here are some photos to commemorate the occasion, followed by some videos:

Rodney Brown sings some tunes

The Brigade approacheth

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