History buff and educator Scott Woodward will discuss Teddy Roosevelt’s 1903 whistle stop tour of Washington state at the “First Thursday” museum presentation in Vancouver.
Thursday’s 7 p.m. program at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., will be free, thanks to support from Humanities Washington.
Woodward will explain how Roosevelt’s 17-city tour inspired thousands of Washington residents on both sides of the Cascades. The wilderness legacy that ensued from this visit can be seen today in our state’s national wildlife refuges, national forests and parks, and national monuments, according to Woodward.
Woodward also will discuss Roosevelt’s signature approach to getting things done: combining politics with citizenship that crossed all political lines and built legacies for future generations.
Scott taught American history, anthropology and Washington state history for 30 years in the Richland School District and at Columbia Basin College before retiring in 2002.
