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  • Clark County History: 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
  • This Week in Clark County History for Aug. 14, 2026
  • Clark County History: Excavations at Fort Vancouver

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County History: 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition

The Northern Pacific Railway and Great Northern Railway contributed to Washington’s exhibit at Portland’s 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. During the winter of 1904 and...

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

This Week in Clark County History for Aug. 14, 2026

This Week in Clark County History for Aug. 14, 2026

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County History: Excavations at Fort Vancouver

During the early excavations of Fort Vancouver, archeologist Winifred “Winnie” Caywood discovered a trash pit that looked like a treasure trove of Hudson’s Bay Company materials. T...

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

Clark County History: Pickle prince makes sour deal

Once the self-proclaimed “Prune Capital of the World,” Clark County was also known for its cornucopia of filberts, fruits and vegetables. It turned to packing companies to distribu...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County 2nd for population growth, remains 5th most populous

Clark County’s population grew by 7,600 over the past year to reach 550,000.

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

Clark County Business Briefing for Aug. 15, 2026

Clark County Business Briefing for Aug. 15, 2026

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columbian.com /1 week ago

Clark County history: Miners started Bigfoot excitement

In 1924, gold miners appeared at the Cougar Ranger Station with an unbelievable tale. They’d been terrified by a band of 7-foot-tall hairy apes lobbing stones at their cabin. The a...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

This Week in Clark County for July 31, 2026

This Week in Clark County for July 31, 2026

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columbian.com /2 days ago

Clark County history: From Fort physician to attending presidents

Before the Civil War, Dr. Joseph K. Barnes served as post surgeon at Fort Vancouver. He later became the only physician to attend two dying presidents.

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columbian.com /1 week ago

Clark County Historical Museum’s upcoming talk takes a sober look at alcohol’s history

“A nation of drunkards” isn’t most people’s preferred view of our proud American forefathers, but that’s what amateur historian and Clark County Historical Museum volunteer Sam Bus...

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columbian.com /2 weeks ago

Clark County History: Bigfoot encounters: nonsense or fact?

Settlers living in the heavily forested coastal range between Coos Bay and Brookings, Ore., reported seeing a hairy wild man in 1904, likely the first documented sighting of sasqua...

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

NAACP Vancouver gave Black residents a voice

When thousands of Black shipyards workers arrived in Vancouver during World War II, housing was among the first barriers they encountered.

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

Clark County works toward completing comprehensive plan update

Clark County began updating the 20-year comprehensive plan required by the Washington Growth Management Act in early 2023. More than three years and dozens of meetings later, sever...

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columbian.com /1 week ago

Clark County seeks equalization board applicants

Clark County seeks equalization board applicants

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lpm.org /1 month ago

Clark County has brought in nearly $3M from contract to house ICE detainees

The Clark County jail has served as a detention facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than a year.

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County History: Failed rescue was still heroic

On March 26, 1918, in the remote north Clark County hamlet of Mountain View, Lora Ethel South delivered a daughter. Everything went fine for the first few days; the nursing baby se...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County’s gross domestic product grew 3.4% between 2023 and 2024

Clark County has seen rapid development, a growing population and rising job numbers for years. That fueled its gross domestic product, which grew faster in 2024 than all three of...

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columbian.com /1 week ago

The Historic Trust welcomes new partner for annual veterans parade

The Historic Trust welcomes new partner for annual veterans parade

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reviewjournal.com /3 weeks ago

Clark County approves changes to its short-term rentals regulations

Commissioners approved amendments to its short-term rental regulations, changes officials said will help crack down on unlicensed renters, clarify the rules and conform with the la...

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columbian.com /3 weeks ago

Clark County Health Inspections for Aug. 2-8, 2026

Clark County Health Inspections for Aug. 2-8, 2026

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columbian.com /1 week ago

Clark County winnows site selection for new north county waste transfer station to four

Clark County has narrowed its search for a new north county waste transfer station to four potential sites near Ridgefield.

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columbian.com /1 month ago

‘We are the community’: Black church earns historic designation but needs an influx of worshippers

A proud, historic Black community church that marks a boundary between earliest Vancouver and the city’s eastward growth has been added to the Washington State Heritage Register.

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County Jail Services to complete fatality review after the death of a Vancouver man

A Vancouver man being held in the Clark County Jail on charges of arson, harassment and animal cruelty was found unresponsive in his cell July 23, according to a news release from...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Clark County Health inspections for July 20-25, 2026

Clark County Health inspections for July 20-25, 2026

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