A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.
- 100 years ago
At a Dec. 3, 1924, Chamber of Commerce meeting, Vancouver nursery owner John Holmason informed attendees that his company had received an order for 5 million wild rose plants. The purchase came from a New York nursery that had been ordering roses from Holland but found the Clark County product after a nationwide search. The roses were to be delivered next season.
- 75 years ago
On Dec. 2, 1949, Clark County and Alcoa announced an agreement to share the cost of surfacing a road to the aluminum plant. Work on the project would begin immediately, with the county making improvements up to the dike on Lower River Road, and the company surfacing the plant’s main entrance. Alcoa was to reimburse the county for more than half of the project’s cost, which was estimated at around $6,600.
- 50 years ago
On Dec. 2, 1974, vehicle-activated traffic signals were installed on two major intersections on Hayden Island. Weather permitting, the lights would be activated within the week, said Roger Kuchinka , assistant resident engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Crews had to wait for rains to stop to paint crosswalks.
