Forgotten Portland: The Witch’s Castle
We finally got our chance to visit The Witch’s Castle. It was a grey Sunday with off and on rain[…]
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Tag: history
History Can Pop Up Anywhere
Discover the story behind a mysterious 1913 sidewalk stamp found in downtown Vancouver.
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Joseph “Bunco” Kelly: Portland’s Notorious Shanghaier
Joseph “Bunco” Kelly, a notorious figure in Portland, Oregon’s history, carved a unique niche for himself in the late 19th[…]
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How did Battle Ground, WA Get its Name?
Battle Ground, Washington was named for a battle… that never happened. In the 1850’s, significant tension arose between American Indians[…]
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1854 Lithograph of Fort Vancouver
I love to hunt for and collect antiques from Vancouver, Washington’s past. The antiques give me a glimpse into Vancouver’s[…]
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Washington Joins the Union: Map of Washington and Oregon from 1889 Letts’s Atlas
This is my newest antique map that I bought from a dealer in the U.K. Right away I liked it[…]
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McNeil Island: Washington’s own Prison Island
When people think of a prison island they usually think of Alcatraz Penitentiary in the San Francisco Bay. But California isn’t the only state with a prison island. Washington’s Puget Sound is the home to another, older prison island.
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Haunted Walking Tours of Vancouver
They’re back!! Vancouver’s Haunted Walking Tours are back and run every Friday and Saturday at 6:00PM in October. This year[…]
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Vancouver and the Great Flood of 1894
As the Columbia River continued to rise, so did the destruction of Vancouver, Washington. At first no-one noticed the water[…]
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A Postcard History of Portland’s Bridges
Come explore Portland, Oregon’s original bridges through vintage postcards.
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