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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DY0_the-old-oregon-trail_Chehalis-WA.html
The Old Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail, stretching from Missouri to the Pacific, served as the most important route for settlers traveling west. As many as 1600 wagons a day rumbled over the famous route. The northwestern most extension of the Ore…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DXZ_claquato-church_Chehalis-WA.html
Claquato Church. . Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of October 15, 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in commemorating, or illustrating American History Placed on the National Register on April 24, 1973 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DXK_claquato_Chehalis-WA.html
Claquato. . This pioneer town founded in 1853 on the donation claim of Louis H. Davis, once was the county seat and an important stop-off for travelers between the Columbia River and Puget Sound. The sturdy little church, built in 1858 with hand-f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L59_packwood_Naches-WA.html
William Packwood and James Longmire traveled across Naches Pass during the 1840s exploring for an easier route east. The trail they blazed is known today as Cowlitz Pass. The explorers discovered this area in 1854 and called it Sulphur Springs; th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CXZ_the-palisades-are-clues-to-the-past_Randle-WA.html
The rock before you is a clue to a geologic mystery. Between 110,000 and 20,000 years ago, a volcano erupted about nine miles away. Dacite lava flowed here and stopped, forming an unusually deep pool. Geologists don't know for sure what blocked th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CXY_traveling-over-the-cascades-past-and-present_Randle-WA.html
Before Euro-Americans arrived, Native people crossed the mountains on rugged trails to visit relatives, trade with other tribes, and gather food for winter. Later, prospectors, sheepherders, settlers and early Forest Service rangers used the same …