South Falls Waterfall
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
South Falls Waterfall
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A majestic waterfall cascades down a rock face surrounded by lush greenery. A walking path with a fence winds its way along the cliff side, inviting visitors to enjoy a closer view of the natural spectacle.
Silver Falls State Park is located near Silverton, about 20 miles east-southeast of Salem. The park's most visited waterfall is South Falls, a 177-foot cascade.
By 1900 a Silverton photographer, June D. Drake, for whom Drake Falls was later named, began to campaign for park status, using his photographs of the falls to gain support. In 1926, however, an inspector for the National Park Service rejected the area for park status because of a proliferation of unattractive stumps after years of logging.
In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the Silver Falls area would be turned into a Recreational Demonstration Area. Private land that had been logged was purchased, and workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps were employed to develop park facilities, including the historic South Falls Lodge, completed in the late 1930's. It was used as a restaurant from 1946 until the late 1950's and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Silver Falls State Park Concession Building Area in 1983.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition.
Image copyright 2024 Jon Burch Photography
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April 27th, 2024
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