Historical Markers in Whitcomb, Washington

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Historical Markers in Whitcomb, Washington

1 ► Washington, Benton County, Whitcomb — Ancient Times —

During the last Ice Age, rushing floodwaters traveled southwest across the Columbia Basin, scouring the bedrock. They converged into the Columbia River Gorge and eventually emptied into the Pacific. As the Missoula Floods passed through the area of . . . — — Map (db m299891) HM

2 ► Washington, Benton County, Whitcomb — A Changing River —

Crow Butte is considered by tribal people to be a traditional cultural property due to its use as a winter village, a fishing area, and a place of other traditional practices from pre-contact to contemporary times. Mostly Umatilla people populated . . . — — Map (db m299896) HM

3 ► Washington, Benton County, Whitcomb — In the Time of Contact —

With the arrival of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805, the Columbia River Plateau became a region of national importance. In the vicinity of Crow Butte, the expedition encountered and documented densely populated winter villages along both . . . — — Map (db m299894) HM

4 ► Washington, Benton County, Whitcomb — Land Full of Life —

"a moonax which the nativs had petted" When the explorers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through this area in April 1806, they observed many animals. They noticed birds such as ducks, curlews, and killdeer and reptiles such as . . . — — Map (db m310701) HM

5 ► Washington, Benton County, Whitcomb — Through the Sandy Plains —

"my legs and feet give me much pain" On the return trip through this area in late April 1806, Lewis and Clark traded some of their party's canoes for horses. Some of the explores rode on horseback, but most trudged through the sandy, rock . . . — — Map (db m310704) HM

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