| Guy W. Talbot State Park | |
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 Guy W. Talbot State Park entrance sign, May 2016 | |
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| Type | Public, state |
| Location | Multnomah County,Oregon |
| Nearest city | Troutdale |
| Coordinates | 45°32′07″N122°13′31″W / 45.5353975°N 122.2253673°W /45.5353975; -122.2253673[1] |
| Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
Guy W. Talbot State Park is astate park in theColumbia River Gorge, nearTroutdale, Oregon, United States. Although the main feature of the park isLatourell Falls, the parkland stretches west to theCrown Point State Scenic Corridor. Here theHistoric Columbia River Highway descends from Crown Point via theFigure-Eight Loops, a series ofhorseshoe curves that "develop distance" and thus keep thegrade to a minimum.
Guy Webster Talbot and his family used this property as asummer estate. The falls itself was located on the property of Guy W. Talbot of Portland, who, in 1929, donated 220 acres (0.89 km2) of property to theState of Oregon.
In 1903, Talbot married Geraldine Wallace, ofKingman, Kansas, and they were the parents of three children: Sara Jane, who was the wife of Charles G. Dimon, of New York; Prudence; and Guy W., Jr. Dimon was the sole heir to theSmith & Dimon Shipbuilder empire in New York. Smith and Dimon were the builders of theSea Witch, whose record-breaking run from China to New York was great news of that day.
In 1906 Talbot came to Portland as vice president and general manager of theAstoria & Columbia River Railroad and theCorvallis & Eastern Railroad, and was later made vice president and general manager of theOregon Electric Railway, which he completed, holding that position until the road was sold, when he went to theAmerican Power & Light Company of New York, which bought thePortland Gas & Coke Company, of which Talbot was made president, still holding that position.
In 1910, he was also made president of thePacific Power & Light Company. In 1915 the American Power & Light Company purchased the control of theNorthwestern Electric Company and at that time he was also elected to the presidency of that Company. He was also president of theWalla Walla Valley Railroad, which was sold to theNorthern Pacific Railroad Company, but he still remained as vice president and director. He was president of theDeschutes Power & Light Company, a director of theElectric Products Corporation and a director of thePacific Properties Company. A man of alert mentality, progressive ideas and intensely practical in his methods, he has shown marked ability in the management of the important interests of which he was the head, and earned the respect of all who knew him. His great-grandson David Talbot Dimon still resides in Oregon. Dimon and his wife continue to be benefactors of the park.
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