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Clark County History

Local pilot and inventor Marvin Joy stands next to his experimental wingless plane that he called the &ldquo;pumpkin seed.&rdquo; The plane was flown twice at Pearson Field, in perhaps the first test of a lifting body aircraft.

Clark County History: Local inventor’s ‘flying flapjack’ was an aircraft ahead of its time

Local pilot and inventor Marvin Joy stands next to his experimental wingless plane that he called the &ldquo;pumpkin seed.&rdquo; The plane was flown twice at Pearson Field, in perhaps the first test of a lifting body aircraft.

July 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

A decade before Roswell’s stories of flying saucers and little green men in New Mexico captured the mind of the nation, Pearson Field saw its own unidentified flying object. Marvin Joy, a bridge tender on the railroad crossing the Columbia River Slough, appeared at the Vancouver airfield with a strange… Read story

This week in Clark County history, July 5

July 5, 2024, 5:52am 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

William Shoenig stands behind the bar at the Lehthle Saloon at 502 Main St. in Vancouver in this undated photo. Before Prohibition, local groups fiercely debated the propriety of saloons, and how to regulate and tax them.

Clark County history: Liquor licenses come to Clark County

William Shoenig stands behind the bar at the Lehthle Saloon at 502 Main St. in Vancouver in this undated photo. Before Prohibition, local groups fiercely debated the propriety of saloons, and how to regulate and tax them.

June 29, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Life

The first house built on Vancouver’s Main Street was a saloon. On July 4, 1854, Pete Fergusson opened it as a tenpins bowling alley with liquor sales. Vancouver wasn’t incorporated until 1857, so getting a liquor license wasn’t a problem for him. From the start, Clark County residents split into… Read story

This week in Clark County history, June 29

June 28, 2024, 6:05am 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

Fort Vancouver&rsquo;s collection of archaeological Spode &ndash; that is, pieces and fragments of the dishware that were literally found in the ground &ndash; is the largest in the world, according to curator Meagan Huff.

Spode ceramics spectacle: Unmatched collection of pieces on display at Vancouver National Historic Site

Fort Vancouver&rsquo;s collection of archaeological Spode &ndash; that is, pieces and fragments of the dishware that were literally found in the ground &ndash; is the largest in the world, according to curator Meagan Huff.

June 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Did Celiast Smith ever admire the intricate artistry on Spode ceramic dishes, saucers and cups? It’s more than likely, said Meagan Huff, curator at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, since Spode was so commonly used at the fort in the mid-1800s. Read story

This &ldquo;revival tabernacle&rdquo; used in Yakima County possibly resembled the one constructed in 1909 in Vancouver for a similar &ldquo;spiritual awakening&rdquo; religious event.

Clark County history: “Tabernacle Day”

This &ldquo;revival tabernacle&rdquo; used in Yakima County possibly resembled the one constructed in 1909 in Vancouver for a similar &ldquo;spiritual awakening&rdquo; religious event.

June 22, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

Vancouver unofficially declared Jan. 11, 1909, “Tabernacle Day” as several local churches erected a space large enough to house the attendees expected for the “Cyclone” Dan Shannon revival. The Oregon evangelist wasn’t scheduled to speak until April, but the 10th Street building held 1,500 people when the county’s population was… Read story

This week in Clark County history, June 21

June 21, 2024, 5:22am 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

In August 1924, Kolumbia Klavern No. 1 flew an illuminated cross over the Clark County Fairgrounds at Bagley Downs. This photo, taken at an unknown location in 1922, shows two Klu Klux Klansmen climbing into a plane as they prepared to drop propaganda leaflets.

Clark County History: Ku Klux Klan rally at the Clark County Fairgrounds breaks records

In August 1924, Kolumbia Klavern No. 1 flew an illuminated cross over the Clark County Fairgrounds at Bagley Downs. This photo, taken at an unknown location in 1922, shows two Klu Klux Klansmen climbing into a plane as they prepared to drop propaganda leaflets.

June 15, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

Thousands attended the Ku Klux Klan rally at the Clark County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 23, 1924, according to The Columbian, making it the most attended event ever held in Southwest Washington, outstripping the total of every revival and Chautauqua held locally. Vancouver’s Kolumbia Klavern No. 1 had planned to… Read story

This week in Clark County history, June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024, 5:34am 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

Sitting on a biplane, Edith Foltz sports the Foltz-Up outfit she designed to make it easy for women pilots to go from the cockpit to dinner. Her experience racing in the 1929 Women&rsquo;s Air Derby inspired her versatile design because on stopovers, the pilots had to go immediately to dine with local officials. Portland department store Meier and Frank sold her dress in the 1930s.

Clark County History: Edith Foltz, who often flew out of Pearson Field, won the 1930 dead stick landing contest at the Municipal Field dedication

Sitting on a biplane, Edith Foltz sports the Foltz-Up outfit she designed to make it easy for women pilots to go from the cockpit to dinner. Her experience racing in the 1929 Women&rsquo;s Air Derby inspired her versatile design because on stopovers, the pilots had to go immediately to dine with local officials. Portland department store Meier and Frank sold her dress in the 1930s.

June 8, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

When America entered World War II, male pilots were at a premium here and abroad. Jacqueline Cochran, an able pilot, lobbied Army Air Corps Gen. “Hap” Arnold and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to recruit women pilots for the British Air Transport Auxiliary. Among those Cochran recruited was Edith Foltz, who… Read story