Maryhill, WA

Maryhill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The 2020 census counted 55 residents. Maryhill is named after the wife and daughter of regional icon Sam Hill, who purchased land and envisioned a community there shortly after the turn of the 20th century. Earlier the area was known as "Columbia" or "Columbus". The through line in Maryhill is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Maryhill makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Maryhill sits on the north bank of the Columbia River, 209 miles by river upstream from its mouth at Astoria, 103 miles upstream from Portland, and 17 miles upstream from The Dalles Dam. US 97 travels north towards Goldendale and south across the river to Wasco, Oregon. Maryhill is home to State Park along the Columbia.