This site, long the home and hunting ground of the Indian, was first sighted by white man in 1792 when Lt. Broughton was sent by Capt. Vancouver to verify the Gray’s reported discovery of the Columbia, and visited by Lewis and Clark in 1805 on . . . — — Map (db m116586) HM
"Camped on a Bed of Stones"
On November 6, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition paddled down this section of the Columbia River in search of a suitable location to make the evening camp. The rocky shore, dense forests, and . . . — — Map (db m309054) HM
Owned and operated by the Wahkiakum Community Foundation, the five-acre Ahlberg Park was purchased in 2007 with funding from private donors and the taxpayers of Washington State with the support of late County Commissioner Mark Linguist, State . . . — — Map (db m116591) 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
Nov. 23, 1971 . . . — — Map (db m116590) HM
"we offered to purchase some of their fish"
The Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped at a Cathlamet camp located on a large island (now Puget Island) on March 25, 1806. Here the explorers met some native people fishing for sturgeon. They . . . — — Map (db m309042) HM
