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On March 29, 1930, towed by the tug Dix, the Swan carried passengers to celebrate the opening of the longest bridge in the United States at Longview. This photograph was taken the day before the schooner Davenport slammed into the Swan, creating the most devastating inland wreck on the Columbia River.

Clark County History: Swan Disaster

On March 29, 1930, towed by the tug Dix, the Swan carried passengers to celebrate the opening of the longest bridge in the United States at Longview. This photograph was taken the day before the schooner Davenport slammed into the Swan, creating the most devastating inland wreck on the Columbia River.

September 14, 2024, 5:59am Clark County Life

After a day celebrating the grand opening of the new bridge crossing the Columbia River at Longview, the longest in the country in 1930, nearly 300 carousers partied onboard the Swan. Some danced on the upper deck; others played cards or enjoyed the cruise back to Vancouver towed along by… Read story

Japanese Americans at the Portland Assembly Center.

‘They Never Asked’ shares poetry of Japanese Americans held in North Portland during World War II

Japanese Americans at the Portland Assembly Center.

September 13, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

When Michael Freiling was a high-schooler in San Francisco, his teacher made the obviously absurd claim that Japanese Americans had been rounded up and imprisoned during World War II. Just because of who they were. Right here in America, the land of the free. Read story

This Week in Clark County History for Sept. 13, 2024

September 13, 2024, 5:59am Clark County Life

This Week in Clark County History for Sept. 13, 2024 Read story

This photo of Edward R.S. Canby was taken in 1873, shortly before he became the only U.S. Army general to be killed in the Indian Wars. Canby is buried in the Crown Hill National Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Clark County History: Vancouver commander Canby was the only general killed in Indian Wars

This photo of Edward R.S. Canby was taken in 1873, shortly before he became the only U.S. Army general to be killed in the Indian Wars. Canby is buried in the Crown Hill National Cemetery in Indianapolis.

September 7, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

In all the battles the Army fought against Native Americans, Columbia Barracks commander Edward Canby was the only general to be killed. Read story

This week in Clark County history, Sept. 7

September 6, 2024, 5:35am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

JCPenney operated in downtown Vancouver in 1976 before it moved to the Vancouver Mall. Clash Beauty Collective now occupies the building on Main Street.

50 years ago Vancouver’s Main Street was bustling; the city’s plans hope to recapture those days

JCPenney operated in downtown Vancouver in 1976 before it moved to the Vancouver Mall. Clash Beauty Collective now occupies the building on Main Street.

August 31, 2024, 6:14am Business

A long-awaited $21 million, two-year project to overhaul Main Street in downtown Vancouver is expected to begin this fall. Read story

Josette (Legace) Work and her husband wanted their daughters to receive an education, so they entrusted them to the care of the Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. It turned out the teacher was a drunkard and predator.

Clark County history: Bickering and scandal at the Fort Vancouver school

Josette (Legace) Work and her husband wanted their daughters to receive an education, so they entrusted them to the care of the Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. It turned out the teacher was a drunkard and predator.

August 31, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Hudson’s Bay Company officers at Fort Vancouver requested a school to educate their children. They got one in 1832. Read story

This week in Clark County history, Aug. 30

August 30, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Hudson’s Bay Company fur trader John Work (1792-1861) traveled much of what is today Washington, Idaho, Montana and California. An Irishman, he was one of the founding families of Victoria, B.C. and served on Vancouver Island’s Legislative Council. His travels often brought him to Fort Vancouver.

Clark County history: Irishman John Wark joined the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1814

Hudson’s Bay Company fur trader John Work (1792-1861) traveled much of what is today Washington, Idaho, Montana and California. An Irishman, he was one of the founding families of Victoria, B.C. and served on Vancouver Island’s Legislative Council. His travels often brought him to Fort Vancouver.

August 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

When Irishman John Wark joined the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1814, the firm made him a steward and anglicized his last name to “Work” on his contract. In 1823, after the HBC and Northwest Company merged, the firm assigned him to the Columbia District, the most distant and financially tenuous… Read story

This week in Clark County history, Aug. 23

August 23, 2024, 5:36am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story