Category Archives: Historic Site

Ghostly Fishing Village

Posted on October 24, 2011 by TKGilb

The Lone Pine Tree Indian Village is a ghostly cluster of old weathered buildings that date back to 1896. The fishing village was built by Henry Gulick for his wife, Harriet. Gulick was a Scottish immigrant who came to the area in the 1890’s. Harriet was a member of the native Wasco tribe. Continue reading →

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Graveyard of the Pacific

Posted on August 28, 2011 by TKGilb

The waters off the Northwest’s rugged coastline have long been known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” From Oregon’s Tillamook Bay to the entrance of the Juan de Fuca Strait, as many as 2000 ships and upwards of 1000 lives have been lost since the early 1800’s. Continue reading →

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Memaloose – Isle of the Dead

Posted on July 13, 2011 by TKGilb

Victor Trevitt is the only white man buried on Memaloose Island, ancient burial ground of the Chinook Indians. Continue reading →

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Thomas Kay Woolen Mill II

Posted on June 4, 2011 by TKGilb

The building which housed the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill was built in 1896. The foundation walls, built of rock and concrete, are two feet thick and nine feet high. The plank floors inside are supported by 48 massive 12 X 16 inch wooden beams, each 60 feet long. Continue reading →

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Thomas Kay Woolen Mill

Posted on June 4, 2011 by TKGilb

The best part of visiting the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill is that inside the musty, creaky old building are many of the massive machines original to the mill. A remarkable tour for young and old alike! Continue reading →

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Hulda Klager’s Lilac Gardens II

Posted on May 3, 2011 by TKGilb

The vintage two-story farmhouse sitting in the midst of 3-1/2 acres of lilacs was Hulda Klager’s home for nearly 70 years. Continue reading →

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Hulda Klager’s Lilac Gardens

Posted on May 3, 2011 by TKGilb

The lilacs are blooming at the 2011 Hulda Klager Lilac Days Festival in Woodland, WA. 150 varieties in all–many hybridized by the “Lilac Lady” herself, Hulda Klager. Continue reading →

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Virgil Earp (1843-1905)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by TKGilb

Virgil W. Earp had only one child, a daughter by the name of Nellie Jane Bohn. When notified of his death, she asked that his remains be transported north to Portland, OR, where he was finally laid to rest in Section 15 of River View Cemetery. Continue reading →

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The First Japanese in the Pacific NW

Posted on March 11, 2011 by TKGilb

Battered by high winds and surging waves, the Hojun Maru was driven far from its original course and ended up drifting aimlessly in an open sea with a rudder. Fourteen months later, it finally ran aground near Cape Flattery, at the northwest tip of what is now Washington State. Only three crew members survived the ill-fated voyage. Continue reading →

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Lewis & Clark Winter Camp II

Posted on January 3, 2011 by TKGilb

Welcome to Fort Clatsop, home to the Lewis & Clark expedition for 3-1/2 months during the winter of 1805-06. Photo: KGilb. Continue reading →

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