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Clark County History

Richard Brautigan (The Columbian files)

Clark County History: Brautigan library

Richard Brautigan (The Columbian files)

June 17, 2023, 5:38am Clark County Life

Vancouver has a different kind of library — very different. You’ve probably never heard of it. It’s small and contains about 300 volumes bound in black, gray, blue or maroon. It’s a library housing unpublished manuscripts that commercial publishing won’t accept. One might consider this library a literary dead end.… Read story

This week in Clark County history

June 16, 2023, 5:41am Clark County Life

100 years ago Read story

The sun peeks over the roof of Vancouver's historic John P. and Mary Kiggins House in Vancouver.

Historic Vancouver home of influential J.P. Kiggins listed for $1.8 million

The sun peeks over the roof of Vancouver's historic John P. and Mary Kiggins House in Vancouver.

June 15, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

The 1907 house once inhabited by prolific politician and builder J.P. Kiggins has stood sentinel over Vancouver through its ups and downs. Read story

The Vancouver High School girls' basketball squad of 1903 wears the cumbersome uniforms of the day. The boys had more freedom of movement in their uniform of shorts and tank tops.

Clark County history: Women’s basketball

The Vancouver High School girls' basketball squad of 1903 wears the cumbersome uniforms of the day. The boys had more freedom of movement in their uniform of shorts and tank tops.

June 10, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Women in Clark County likely came late to the game of basketball. The first women’s game was played in 1893 at Smith College with six players on a team. That was only two years after James Naismith invented the game at Springfield College in Massachusetts. In its infancy, the game… Read story

An image from Vancouver filmmaker Dru Holley's documentary, "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts." (The Columbian files)

Documentary created by Vancouver resident ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ coming to PBS

An image from Vancouver filmmaker Dru Holley's documentary, "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts." (The Columbian files)

June 10, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Vancouver filmmaker Dru Holley’s “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts” debuts on Oregon Public Television at 9 p.m. Monday. Read story

This week in Clark County history

June 9, 2023, 5:57am Clark County Life

100 years ago Read story

Herbert J. Campbell lived his devotion to The Columbian and Vancouver

June 3, 2023, 6:10am Clark County News

The machine was tucked in a dusty black box, clasped with metal and a handle of leather. Read story

In early January 1956, heavy rains and melting snow supersaturated Clark County soil, creating landslides, washing out county roads, producing power outages and undermining the foundation of the Salmon Creek Bridge, causing it to collapse into a V-shape. The bridge failure halted Highway 99 travel in both directions until a temporary Bailey bridge from Fort Lewis restored traffic days later.

Clark County History: Salmon Creek Bridge Collapse

In early January 1956, heavy rains and melting snow supersaturated Clark County soil, creating landslides, washing out county roads, producing power outages and undermining the foundation of the Salmon Creek Bridge, causing it to collapse into a V-shape. The bridge failure halted Highway 99 travel in both directions until a temporary Bailey bridge from Fort Lewis restored traffic days later.

June 3, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

While walking along Highway 99 at about 7 p.m. on his way to a Boy Scout meeting at Salmon Creek School, 16-year-old Fred Smith didn’t have a potential tragedy on his mind. But that night he became a hero. Read story

This week in Clark County history

June 2, 2023, 5:41am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Danny Grecco poses in front of his three-seater Avro biplane in 1928. He was an ace mechanic for Tex Rankin, as well as other pilots and corporations. He helped Silas Christofferson tear down and then rebuild a Curtiss Pusher atop the Multnomah Hotel before the plane's flight to the Vancouver Barracks. He also performed in air circuses as a daredevil wing walker. When he retired, he spent time restoring airplanes at Pearson Field.

Clark County History: Danny Grecco, ace mechanic

Danny Grecco poses in front of his three-seater Avro biplane in 1928. He was an ace mechanic for Tex Rankin, as well as other pilots and corporations. He helped Silas Christofferson tear down and then rebuild a Curtiss Pusher atop the Multnomah Hotel before the plane's flight to the Vancouver Barracks. He also performed in air circuses as a daredevil wing walker. When he retired, he spent time restoring airplanes at Pearson Field.

May 28, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Dionysus Daniel “Danny” Grecco led a life in aviation that frequently put him in the right place at the right time. His luck exposed him to more varied experiences in aviation than any other individual. Read story