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You will want to visit the Clark County Historical Museum, the SP & S Railway Museum and the Covington House (that is a 1848 log cabin, was reportedly the first schoolhouse north of the Columbia River.
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The Hidden family who were in the brick business, built Providence Academy (the first permanent Catholic School in the Northwest was erected in Vancouver in 1873 under the direction of Mother Joseph. It was built with 300,000 handmade bricks!
I will try to find more information on this fascinating lady's life.
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This is a photo of the house, on the corner of the park.
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This large Christian festival is held here (Clark County fairgrounds) during the third weekend in July, from thursday through saturday. In 2004, 29,000 people attended the festival. Famous Christian music groups and preachers perform here. A camping site is located within the premises. Leave a Comment Website: N/A
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 A small stream dumping into
Siouxon Creek. by revrendmaynard
My Favorites:
1. Siouxon Creek Trail: Located just on the south side of Mt. St. Helens near Yale Lake. Lush old growth forest, many creeks, waterfalls. An all around beautiful place, just inside the western edge of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Also a great place for mountain biking. (shown in pic)
2. Angels Rest Trail: In the Columbia River Gorge, about 30 minutes east of Portland/Vancouver. Trail takes you to a rocky outcrop high up (over 1000 feet) on the wall of the Gorge. Views west and east are amazing, especially on a clear day.
3. Dog Mountain Trail: About 45 minutes east of Vancouver on highway 14. A tough hike but very VERY rewarding at the end. High upon the top of Dog Mountain you can see very far. Barges look like ants navigating the river below. Go in the spring and catch the stunning wild flowers in action. They literally carpet the whole upper portion of the mountain. Simply amazing. Leave a Comment
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 Just one of the large fields
in the park by astier
Facilities:
Picnic sites/shelters
Tennis court
Swimming hole
Nature trails
Play equipment
Restrooms
Fishing
Horseshoes
Sports fields
Boat launch
Caretaker
I cannot say enough, you could go for a few days in a row and still not have seen the entire park, it is very big and very nice.
Driving Directions
I-5 to Exit 9
N on 10th Ave
E onto 219th St into Battle Ground
N on SR-503 approx. 3 miles to park entrance Leave a Comment
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 Apple Tree from 1826 in Old
Apple Tree Park by glabah, 4 more photos
The oldest living thing dating from those times is this ancient apple tree, which is thought to date from 1826.
Naturally, the name of the park is now Old Apple Tree Park.
Unfortunately, for many years, this park was not easy to get to, as over time the old apple tree was completely surrounded by railroad lines and highway expansion.
Today, it is possible to access the park using the Vancouver Land Bridge trail that goes between the Waterfront Trail and Fort Vancouver. In photo 5 you can see the entry from Old Apple Tree Park to the Land Bridge proper, which includes a gateway designed in a fashion that is to give tribute to the native peoples of the area. Leave a Comment
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 Vancouver Land Bridge:
connecting fort and river by glabah, 4 more photos
Various groups were involved in a commissioning of artist Maya Lin for seven of those projects, of which this was one. The set of seven is called the Confluence Project (see web site below).
Fort Vancouver had long ago been cut off from the river that once provided it with vital transportation and its very reason for existing. One major highway including extensive ramp material for a major junction, plus a very busy railroad line, plus a much smaller road, made life very interesting in terms of designing and constructing this series of ramps, bridge, tunnel and walkway.
Among the unique features of the structure, the "land bridge" concept includes the planting of plants along the bridge, including over the traffic lanes. The result is a merciful muffling of traffic noise that goes under the bridge. The idea was to give the impression of the land linking the fort and the river again.
While it was not completed in time for the 2005 anniversary of the Lewis & Clark expedition due to its complexity, it is as of today complete. It provides its intended purpose for connecting Fort Vancouver and the Vancouver waterfront trail in excellent at graceful fashion (graceful for a monumental concrete structure anyway) and as a plus provides much improved access to Old Apple Tree Park.
Several small plazas along the bridge allow for viewing Fort Vancouver from a unique perspective, and as a place for historical educational signs. Leave a Comment
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