History Pub Monday at Kennedy School
“A Woman Alone”: Mona Bell Hill and the Mansion on Bonneville Rock
- Kennedy School Theater |
- Monday, September 26
- 7 p.m. |
- Free; please bring a canned good to donate to the OR Food Bank |
- All ages welcome
Title: "A Woman Alone": Mona Bell Hill and the Mansion on Bonneville Rock
Speaker: John Harrison, Information Officer at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and author of A Woman Alone
Mona Bell Hill was a rodeo performer, newspaper reporter, world traveler and a mistress of Sam Hill, founder of the Maryhill Museum and one of the visionaries behind the Columbia River Highway. Mona's impressive mansion was built in 1928 as a gift from the flamboyant, philanthropic entrepreneur Hill. Their son was born that same year. Mona later occupied a public role in Oregon history battling the federal government after the Army commandeered her mansion and surrounding riverfront acreage in the Columbia River Gorge to build Bonneville Dam. For 15 months she fought the government with the assistance of Sam's longtime friends, including two governors of Oregon.
About History Pub Monday at Kennedy School
Join us for beer and history, sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society, Holy Names Heritage Center and McMenamins, in which you'll hear lively local or regional history while you enjoy a frosty pint or two of handcrafted ale.
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