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Clark County History

A page logs the Jan. 26, 1924, arrest of Albert McCord on suspicion of larceny. The page is a part of the Washington State Archives’ Vancouver Police Department photographs of criminals collection.

Vancouver police log from a 100 years ago belies the vision of an ‘idyllic downtown’ without crime

A page logs the Jan. 26, 1924, arrest of Albert McCord on suspicion of larceny. The page is a part of the Washington State Archives’ Vancouver Police Department photographs of criminals collection.

December 31, 2024, 6:18am Clark County News

Vancouver has changed significantly over the past 100 years, and so has crime here. Read story

Docent Bob Prinz of Vancouver cooks an 1840s-inspired Christmas dinner in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver in December 2022.

Clark County history: ‘The holidays are not forgotten in these far distant regions.’

Docent Bob Prinz of Vancouver cooks an 1840s-inspired Christmas dinner in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver in December 2022.

December 28, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

The early European settlers and later soldiers living in this area re-created memories of home as they celebrated the winter holiday that stretched between Christmas and New Year’s. The food, frolic and fun during this time boosted community enthusiasm, morale and spirituality during the darkest time of the year. Read story

This week in Clark County history, Dec. 27

December 27, 2024, 6:00am 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

Stephen Kenney looks through his extensive collection of Clark County and Vancouver historical postcards at his home in Springdale, Ore.

‘You won’t find these anywhere’: Historic postcards illuminate Vancouver family’s history

Stephen Kenney looks through his extensive collection of Clark County and Vancouver historical postcards at his home in Springdale, Ore.

December 26, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

The grain of the photograph on the old postcard I held was surprisingly clear: an old inn lined with shrubs and trees perched near a cliff overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. This simple ink-stained paper rectangle transported me through time and space. Read story

A ship slides down the ways at Standifer Shipyard in Vancouver in its heyday during World War I. The shipyard was one of the Port of Vancouver’s earliest assets.

Clark County history: Judge warns Vancouver “loiter in the shadow of Portland’s skyscrapers” or choose “independent cityhood”

A ship slides down the ways at Standifer Shipyard in Vancouver in its heyday during World War I. The shipyard was one of the Port of Vancouver’s earliest assets.

December 21, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The Washington State Public Port Act failed twice before passing in 1911. Its approval gave voters the creation of port districts with the power to improve harbors and to acquire, construct and operate waterways, docks and wharves. Until then, waterfronts were a muddle of piers and wharves owned by private… Read story

This week in Clark County history, Dec. 20

December 20, 2024, 6:05am 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

Les Wolf spent most of his life working for the wholesale auto-parts supply company his entrepreneur father built. Wolf Supply Company is long gone now, but Les and his brother still own this downtown building, and decided a few years ago to honor their father, Morris Wolf, with a historical mural.

‘Something in Dad’s honor’: Vancouver mural honors Morris Wolf’s success at the American dream

Les Wolf spent most of his life working for the wholesale auto-parts supply company his entrepreneur father built. Wolf Supply Company is long gone now, but Les and his brother still own this downtown building, and decided a few years ago to honor their father, Morris Wolf, with a historical mural.

December 14, 2024, 6:14am Business

The mural perched above the corner of Evergreen and Columbia streets in downtown Vancouver usually elicits one of two comments, according to Les Wolf, the retired businessman and admiring son who had it painted there a few years ago. Read story

Built in 1963 and in service until 1992, the USS Vancouver specialized in bringing Marines and their equipment to battle zones for deployment. The ship saw service during the Vietnam War.

Clark County history: 522-foot USS Vancouver visited its namesake city in 1963

Built in 1963 and in service until 1992, the USS Vancouver specialized in bringing Marines and their equipment to battle zones for deployment. The ship saw service during the Vietnam War.

December 14, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

When the Navy laid the keel of a ship named after the city of Vancouver, no one from the local community was present. When the USS Vancouver launched in 1962, City Councilman Ken Teter and his wife watched as the ship slid into Wallabout Bay in Brooklyn. Admiral Howard Yeager,… Read story

This week in Clark County history, Dec. 14

December 13, 2024, 5:14am 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

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Clark County history: Walter R. Dry, a tireless advocate for blind students’ education

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

Walter R. Dry spent his entire life educating blind students in two states. Rising from an able instructor at the Washington State School for the Blind to the superintendent of the Oregon State School for the Blind, he championed the Oregon Plan to move the students into public schools. The… Read story