NCW Roadside History Lesson – Methow Rapids U-Bolt
On the south end of the town of Pateros, Washington just on the north side of where the Methow River empties into the Columbia River sits a roadside marker next to a big rock.
During spring runoff, early sternwheelers would tie up to this U-bolt embedded in rock near Pateros and use a winch to pull themselves through the Methow Rapds area that was just south of where the Methow River empties into the Columbia River. Sometimes the cable linking the boat to this rock would stretch over a mile in length.
More roadside markers can be found in our Points of Interest Gallery
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