Maryhill, WA
Yesterday we stopped in Maryhill, WA to visit the museum, war memorial, and winery. This area was home for Sam Hill, the late 18th century magnate who was so instrumental in building roads in the northwest.
The War Memorial was patterned after Stonehenge in England, and bears the names of local Clickikat residents that were killed in WW 1. Later, an addition was made for WW2, Vietnam, Iraq and now Afghanistan.
The Museum was built as his house, but he never moved in, donating it for use as an art museum. It was christened by Queen Maria of Romania, who was a close friend. She donated many items to the museum. Some featured exhibits we saw:
The Winery has earned some top awards, has a great location, and a eclectic tasting menu. The winery is also well know for hosting some famous bands (next week it’s Earth, Wind and Fire, an ’80’s rock band)
- a number of sculptures by Auguste Rodin;
- Native American artifacts,
- stage sets and mannequins from 1946 Theater de la Mode,
- over a hundred unusual chess sets,
- Orthodox icons and painings donated by Queen Marie,
- a permanent exhibit on the dancer Loie Fuller,
- a permanent exhibit on Hill’s life and projects,
- an outdoor exhibit of a variety of statues.
There were many pictures to take, below is a representation.
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- The outdoors concert seating at the winery.
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- That didn’t last very long
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- Aha — wine tasting at the bar
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- An original Indian headpiece. Photos are also on display of famous historical chiefs wearing it.
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- Hand made moccasins on display
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- Some intricate basket weaving in the Native American section
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- Some of the local artist paintings on display
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- A complete fashion show in scale models
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- After WW2, there wasn’t enough material to make fashion clothes in Paris, so scale dolls were used to show new designs
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- Some intricate chess pieces
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- The museum has some outstanding (and unusual) chess sets
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- A “portable” chess set
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- One of the Russian icons on display
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- A very unusual sculpture… made from stainless steel plates, from the side it almost dissapears
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- A metal flower sculpture
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- A scrap metal horse
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- Looking at the Maryhill Museum from the entrance driveway
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- Romola taking a break to view the scenery
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- Looking west from Stonehenge
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- A view of the Stonehenge memorial
Stopped at Maryhill, WA
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