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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 15, 1888 — The Vancouver Independent reported that L. M. Hidden sold 350,000 bricks to Puget Sound parties, loading a scow at Main Street.
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 16, 1935 — Fire destroyed Dickson & Co.’s seed mill in Brush Prairie, causing an $18,000 loss. A volunteer bucket brigade of 150 men helped save nearby buildings, with flames visible for 10 miles.
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 18, 1930 — A contract was awarded to build Vancouver’s Art Deco City Hall at 8th & Washington, designed by Day W. Hilborn. Dedicated in Oct. 1930 and demolished in the 1990s.
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 19, 1876 — The Vancouver Independent printed a nine-point resolution from the Women’s Suffrage Convention in Salem, demanding equal rights, pay, and legal protections for women.
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#OTD in Clark County History: Feb. 20, 1929 — Shumway Junior High held its formal opening, weeks after classes began on Jan. 28 with 415 students.
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#PicturingThePast: Then & Now—The original redwood sign our museum once stood at 16th & Main. Today, the sign by Helen A. McKeighan is on display in Through The Years: #cchmuseum at 60.
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#OTD in Clark County History: February 22, 1917 — The Vancouver Historical Society was founded, with Glenn N. Ranck as chairman. Now the Clark County Historical Society, it continues preserving local history at #cchmuseum
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 28, 1930 — After Anna K. Leverich’s passing, her 42-acre tract, now Leverich Park, became city property.
Photo: Undated image of sunlight filtering through the trees at Leverich Park, Vancouver.
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 26, 1901 — Local fruit growers formed the Clark County Cured Fruit Association.
Photo: A circa 1900 shows the Aker Dryer crew at Mill Plain.
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#OTD in Clark County History: Jan. 13, 1921 — The Standifer Corporation returned its wooden shipyard to Vancouver, clearing the way for the construction of the municipal dock.
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#PicturingThePast: From the museum's collection, this 1914 photo captures a bustling moment at 6th & Main Streets intersection in Vancouver, WA.
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