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  • CCHM @ Parkersville Day

    Parkers Landing 24 S A Street, Washougal, WA, United States

    Opens with a Chinook blessing and songs with a 31 foot Chinook colorful canoe in the park. Enjoy free family games played at the park location in an 1880 grand event with candy prizes from the late 1800s or an event souvenir stickers. See art with a Columbia river travel history theme from Washougal school's […]

  • Winter Native Art Market

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    Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

      The Clark County Historical Museum is excited to announce the Winter Native Art Market! This highly anticipated event will feature a curated selection of 17 local Indigenous artists and vendors, including returning favorites and several new participants. Visitors will have the chance to purchase unique handcrafted arts, crafts, jewelry, and other Indigenous-made goods, perfect […]

  • Lunchtime Walking Tour: Horrible Homicides & Jail Escapes

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    Clark County Superior Court 1200 Franklin St, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Join historian Tracy Reilly-Kelly as she explores the hidden stories of Clark County! Vancouver has seen its share of brutal homicides with deadly intent. Our Courthouse, damaged repeatedly by fire, witnessed the trials – and imprisonment. Hear some terrible and gruesome tales! At the same time, we needed very secure jails to hold these. Were […]

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  • Lunchtime Walking Tour: VANCOUVER’S FIRST SUBURBS & EARLY RETAIL DISTRICT

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    Clark County Historical Museum 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    Join historian Tracy Reilly-Kelly as she explores the hidden stories of Clark County! The first suburban development in town was called North Vancouver, platted in 1883. It was pretty “close in” by our measures – just past the Museum. After electricity arrived in 1902, between 1905 – 1920, an explosion of housing occurred. Explore housing […]

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  • Lunchtime Walking Tour: KAUFFMAN AVE: URBAN & RURAL

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    Corner of Fourth Plain and Kauffman 1006 W Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United States

    Join historian Tracy Reilly-Kelly as she explores the hidden stories of Clark County! Did you know that Kauffman AV was the site of Vancouver’s First Fruit Valley? Visit the home of Andrew Quarnberg, the agrarian genius who transformed the nut and fruit industry to flourish in the early 1900’s. Walk by the early Hidden brick […]

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  • Lunchtime Walking Tour: THE BIG FIRE & HOW DOWNTOWN CHANGED

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    Fountain at Esther Short Park

    Join historian Tracy Reilly-Kelly as she explores the hidden stories of Clark County! Meet at Esther Short Park Waterfall Fountain In 1910 a large fire damaged the Lower Main St area. Fire has threatened Vancouver over and over and in its history. Learn how fires shaped Downtown – and what it took to modernize it […]

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