History
Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Witty, wise, unassuming ‘Mister History’
Charles Nelson 1883 — 1978 Editor’s Note Editor’s Note: The following was written some years ago as a ...
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Pros and cons of changing place names: History Forum will take a look
OYSTERVILLE — The History Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 4, will focus on Southwest Washington’s changing place names and ...
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: She was the last of a long tradition
Helen Thompson Heckes 1906-1990 Young Helen Thompson, coming to Oysterville for the first time, left Olympia for Portland, ...
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A Look Back In Time
November Happenings in History Nov. 7, 1885: Canada’s first transcontinental railway, the Canadian Pacific, was completed in British ...
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Crowley put his stamp on cranberries
D.J. “Jim” Crowley 1889-1978 Daniel James Murray “Jim” Crowley first came to the peninsula for three months in ...
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Astoria Train Depot: A prime architectural artifact
At one time, 118 miles of railroad line ran along the Columbia River and Clatsop County, connecting Portland’s ...
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Marvelous one-of-a-kind Verna Oller
Verna Smith Oller 1912-2010 Verna Smith Oller lived for almost a century. Like many of her generation, she ...
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Pacific County History Forum: Continuing The Dialogue With The Chinook Nation
OYSTERVILLE — Guest speakers at next week’s History Forum, Mildred Robinson and her husband, Chinook Tribal Vice Chairman ...
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The Nitwits and the Sunset Arch Project
During the winter of 1931-32 Walker Tompkins created a poker club with five of his local friends — ...
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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: ‘Born story-teller’ inspired by Ocean Park
Walker A. “Tommy” Tompkins 1909-1988 Mention Walker Allison Tompkins (always “Tommy” to family and friends) to anyone who ...