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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KPH_rain-forest-monarch_Forks-WA.html
The temperate rain forest is dominated by Sitka spruce. Except where it penetrates valley such as the Hoh, the Sitka spruce grows along a narrow coastal strip from northern California to Alaska.
High rainfall, fog, and ocean-moderated temperat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KPD_lenin-in-fremont_Seattle-WA.html
Seen by most as one of the nost controversial art pieces in Fremont; the sculpture of Lenin reminds us that art outlives politics— a stalwart reminder
of egregious policy not to be repeated.
One of A Kind.
Weighing over 7 tons, the
scu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KEB_setting-the-stage_LaCrosse-WA.html
Long before the Ice Age floods could carve the coulees, waterfalls, and cliffs that dominate this landscape, basalt was needed, and in huge quantities! Vents from deep in the earth's crust supplied the basalt, erupting again and again to cover muc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KEA_overwhelming-proof-for-an-outrageous-theory_LaCrosse-WA.html
Geologist J Harlen Bretz spent decades meticulously documenting evidence to support his theory that massive Ice Age floods carved the Channeled Scabland of eastern Washington. But the geologic community only ridiculed and scorned his work ... unti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KE9_stealing-a-stream_LaCrosse-WA.html
Before the Ice Age floods, no stream or waterfall existed here. Instead, the Palouse River flowed through Washtucna Coulee. What caused the river to jump its course?
When the floods surged across the area, they cut a path through the fractured …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KE8_in-the-path-of-cataclysmic-floods_LaCrosse-WA.html
You are standing in the pathway of some of the largest floods ever known. They carved steep-walled canyons, sculpted immense waterfalls, and left behind landscapes found nowhere else on earth.
Massive Glacial Dams and Lakes
During the last Ice…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KE7_explosive-massive-floodscapes_LaCrosse-WA.html
Raging Ice Age floodwaters carved spectacular features throughout eastern Washington, creating unique landscapes. Follow the path of the floods and discover more about this amazing story.
Path of Least Resistance
As floodwaters rushed across e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KAY_here-and-gone_Vantage-WA.html
After racing across eastern Washington, floodwaters converged on Wallula Gap, a single narrow outlet about 80 miles to the southeast. This natural constriction forced floodwaters to back up, creating a huge, temporary lake called Lake Lewis. Here …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KAX_a-living-lansdscape_Vantage-WA.html
The basalt you see in the dry distant hills and the rock under your feet holds a tale of dramatic change. The landscape tells a story of ancient floods, rivers of lava, and the impact of humans along the Columbia River. If you look carefully and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KAW_carving-out-basalt-layers_Vantage-WA.html
When Ice Age floodwaters rushed across Quincy Basin and down the Columbia River, they gouged chunks of basalt from the scabland cliffs in front of you. During the last Ice Age, this area was repeatedly swept by floodwaters that tore away layer aft…