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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 26, 1901 — Local fruit growers formed the Clark County Cured Fruit Association.

Photo: A circa 1900 shows the Aker Dryer crew at Mill Plain.

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January 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 28, 1930 — After Anna K. Leverich’s passing, her 42-acre tract, now Leverich Park, became city property.

Photo: Undated image of sunlight filtering through the trees at Leverich Park, Vancouver.

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January 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Looks like we might have some snow coming! ❄️

#PicturingThePast: Jan. 12, 1909
Vancouver hit -8.5°F, freezing the Columbia River. 📸 From CCHM collection: Shows locals on the frozen river. Howard Rayburn wrote, “I told you I would send you a card of me on the ice.”
#CCHM #ClarkWA #History #IceIceBaby
January 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Friday June 13, 2025 - Video of the weekly Friday Rush Hour Resistance & protest sign waving on the Evergreen Street bridge overlooking I5 during 4-5 PM rush hour.
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#DefendDemocracy #Resist #StopFascism #StopTrump #VanWA #ClarkWA #VancouverUS
June 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Saturday June 14, 2025 - Video of the No Kings protests at Gretchen Fraser Park, Vancouver, WA
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#NoKings #IndivisibleGV #Indivisible #50501ClarkCountyWA #DefendFreedom #DefendDemocracy #Resist #VanWA #ClarkWA #VancouverUS
June 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Today, on #GivingTuesday, we are asking you to support our newsroom through a tax-deductible donation which will be matched by a $5,000 donation from Vancouver Audubon. Donations will support The Columbian’s Community Funded Journalism project. www.columbian.com/cfj

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December 3, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 15, 1888 — The Vancouver Independent reported that L. M. Hidden sold 350,000 bricks to Puget Sound parties, loading a scow at Main Street.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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#PicturingThePast: #OTD in 1910, Herman C. wrote to a friend on the back of this postcard about spotting a comet and Sunday dinner. ✉️ This postcard shows soldiers’ tents in Vancouver, WA. #swwashington #museum #archive #history #clarkwa #cchmuseum #localhistory
January 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#PicturingThePast: Two-steppin’ back to 1981 at The Spectrum Nightclub! 💃🕺 This Vancouver hotspot had folks spinning, twirling, and grooving the night away. Who else loves a good dancefloor throwback? ✨🎶 #swwashington #museum #archive #history #clarkwa #cchmuseum #localhistory #StayinAlive
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Saturday June 14, 2025 - Video of the No Kings protest at Vancouver Waterfront Park, Vancouver, WA
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#NoKings #IndivisibleGV #Indivisible #50501ClarkCountyWA #DefendFreedom #DefendDemocracy #Resist #VanWA #ClarkWA #VancouverUS
June 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 19, 1876 — The Vancouver Independent printed a nine-point resolution from the Women’s Suffrage Convention in Salem, demanding equal rights, pay, and legal protections for women.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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#PicturingThePast: It might be getting cold, snow, and icy here in Clark County soon. In that spirit, here’s a photo of a bundled-up Jean Waggener (1915–2015) peeking out a frosty window in 1916, framed by icicles. Photo from CCHM collection ❄️#swwashington #museum #history #clarkwa #cchmuseum
January 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 27, 1927 — Sheriff Lester Wood’s team raided a hidden still in Sifton. Wayne Ferguson was fined $1,000 and jailed for six months.

Photos from @thecolumbian.bsky.social (Jan. 29, 1927).

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January 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 16, 1935 — Fire destroyed Dickson & Co.’s seed mill in Brush Prairie, causing an $18,000 loss. A volunteer bucket brigade of 150 men helped save nearby buildings, with flames visible for 10 miles.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 14, 1917 — The last run of the Vancouver ferry to Oregon was piloted by Captain Frank Stevens, who had been with the service since its inception in 1858. The ferry had operated for 39 years before the bridge opened.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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#OTD in Clark County History: February 22, 1917 — The Vancouver Historical Society was founded, with Glenn N. Ranck as chairman. Now the Clark County Historical Society, it continues preserving local history at #cchmuseum
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February 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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#PicturingThePast: Then & Now—The original redwood sign our museum once stood at 16th & Main. Today, the sign by Helen A. McKeighan is on display in Through The Years: #cchmuseum at 60.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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#OTD in 1945, Vancouver librarian Eva Santee proposed merging city & county libraries to expand services like the bookmobile! #swwashington #museum #archive #clarkwa #history #bookmobile [Image: Photo of Clark County Bookmobile with Wesley Shattuck, Eva Santee, and Wesley L. Brown. 1943.]
January 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Heading to the Clark County Fair?

Expect heavier traffic & delays on I-5 near NE 179th St.

Before you go, check the real-time traffic map or consider taking @ctranvancouver.c-tran.com

Good news: overnight paving on SB I-5 near NE 179th St. will pause during the fair. bit.ly/40W1GRq #ClarkWA
August 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Friday May 30, 2025 - Photos & Videos of the weekly Friday Rush Hour Resistance & protest sign waving on the Evergreen Street bridge overlooking I5 during 4-5 PM rush hour.
#HandsOff #IndivisibleGV #Indivisible #VanWA #ClarkWA #VancouverUS
June 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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#PicturingThePast: From the museum's collection, this 1914 photo captures a bustling moment at 6th & Main Streets intersection in Vancouver, WA.

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January 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 20, 1929 — Shumway Junior High held its formal opening, weeks after classes began on Jan. 28 with 415 students.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 12, 1909 — The thermometer plunged to -8.5°F in Vancouver, freezing the Columbia River. Hundreds of men and women crossed the icy expanse on foot.

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January 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 13, 1921 — The Standifer Corporation returned its wooden shipyard to Vancouver, clearing the way for the construction of the municipal dock.

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January 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 18, 1930 — A contract was awarded to build Vancouver’s Art Deco City Hall at 8th & Washington, designed by Day W. Hilborn. Dedicated in Oct. 1930 and demolished in the 1990s.

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February 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM