A Walk in the Past
In 1855, Joseph and Mary Borst settled in the area with a land grant, in a three-room cabin that Joseph built. Due to conflicts between settlers and native people, Mary and her eldest daughter, Eva, born that same year . . . — — Map (db m289635) HM
This pioneer town founded in 1853 on the donation claim of Louis H. Davis, once was the county seat and an important stop-off for travelers between the Columbia River and Puget Sound. The sturdy little church, built in 1858 with hand-forged nails . . . — — Map (db m129165) HM
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of October 15, 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in commemorating, or illustrating American History Placed on the National Register on April 24, 1973 by the National Park . . . — — Map (db m129172) HM
In addition to being the
Jackson home, this was
used as a court house
as early as 1850.
House and lot donated
to the Washington
State Historical Society
by
Augustine Donahoe & wife — — Map (db m291817) HM
The Oregon Trail, stretching from Missouri to the Pacific, served as the most important route for settlers traveling west. As many as 1600 wagons a day rumbled over the famous route. The northwestern most extension of the Oregon Trail was the . . . — — Map (db m129173) HM
It used to be that you could throw a stick near the headwaters of the Cowlitz River beyond Packwood and it would float past here, to the Columbia River, eventually ending in the Pacific Ocean. Native Americans and pioneers alike not only used the . . . — — Map (db m158980) HM
The community of Mossyrock sits on the eastern edge of the Klickitat Prairie. The prairie, named after the Klickitat Indians, was actually home to the Taidnapam, or Upper Cowlitz Indians. Both spoke a dialect of Sahaptin. Early settlers often . . . — — Map (db m158981) HM
Greetings. My name is Carl Cortright; occupation logger. I stand here as a memorial to the timber industry that nurtured the community of Packwood through its first century.
It is fitting that I was carved with a chain saw from a 17' cedar log. . . . — — Map (db m306152) HM
William Packwood and James Longmire traveled across Naches Pass during the 1840s exploring for an easier route east. The trail they blazed is known today as Cowlitz Pass. The explorers discovered this area in 1854 and called it Sulphur Springs; . . . — — Map (db m84453) HM
The rock before you is a clue to a geologic mystery. Between 110,000 and 20,000 years ago, a volcano erupted about nine miles away. Dacite lava flowed here and stopped, forming an unusually deep pool. Geologists dont know for sure what blocked the . . . — — Map (db m71658)
Before Euro-Americans arrived, Native people crossed the mountains on rugged trails to visit relatives, trade with other tribes, and gather food for winter. Later, prospectors, sheepherders, settlers and early Forest Service rangers used the same . . . — — Map (db m71657) HM
Harry McCormick and F. B. Hubbard organized the McCormick Lumber Company in 1897. The mill was located two miles west of Pe Ell on the South Bend branch of the Northern Pacific Railway. It consisted of a shingle mill, planing mill, dry kilns, . . . — — Map (db m129138) HM
Simon Plamondon, the son of a Royal Surveyor, was born in Quebec, Canada in 1800. Losing his father at an early age, he learned to hunt, fish, and trap with neighboring Indian boys. At age 18, Plamondon traveled to the Pacific Northwest to trap for . . . — — Map (db m291872) HM
In the early history of the area before trains and highways, the Cowlitz
River was the gateway to the Northwest. The Cowlitz River was instrumental
in the founding and flourishing of what is now known as Toledo.
The Cowlitz River was used as a . . . — — Map (db m291871) HM
A convention, held at
Cowlitz 1 mile south
formulated a petition
asking Congress to divide
Oregon. Acting on this,
Washington Territory
was created.
President Fillmore
signed the act March 2, 1853. — — Map (db m291864) HM
