Along the Oregon Trail: the Cowlitz Farm, Cowlitz Landing, Toledo and the St. Francis Xavier Mission
In this episode of Searching for History, Erin and I drive down to the site of the Cowlitz Landing, we stroll through the small town of Toledo, do a drive by of the Cowlitz Farm and end our journey at the St. Francis Xavier Mission. When heading up the Cowlitz River in the 1800s, Cowlitz Landing was the last stop, where you would leave the river and start the journey north towards Puget Sound on foot. Nearby the town of Toledo had its origins in the mid-19th century, largely due to the Cowlitz Farm. The Puget Sound Agricultural Company a subsidiary of the Hudson’s Bay Company started the Cowlitz Farm in 1839. Next door to the Cowlitz Farm, the Saint Francis Xavier Mission was established in 1838. Please join us as we visit this little-known piece of pioneer history existing out in a rural part of southern Lewis County, Washington.
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Music Attributions
Song 1: To the Top by Silent Partner (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 2: Hero’s Ascent by Chris Haugen (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 3: Birdseye Blues by Chris Haugen (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 4: The Golden Present by Jesse Gallagher (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 5: Natural Light by Chris Haugen (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Image Attributions
Image 1: “[Millard Fillmore, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.,” between 1850 and 1874, Photographer: Mathew B. Brady. Library of Congress Control Number: 96522448. Digital Id: cph 3a53286 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a53286. This image is in the Public Domain. Image located: www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a53...
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Interesting that the HBC influence extended to Puget Sound. And, yeah, that biblical ladder representation was different. Maybe it's an attempt to imitate a totem pole?
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The treaty of 1846, a treaty between the UK and the USA, ended joint occupation of the Oregon Territory in favor of the USA. Prior to 1846 (i'm not sure how much prior, but probably soon after the UK's Vancouver Expedition to Puget Sound in the 1790s), Washington State was called the Columbia District of the HBC. Vancouver, Washington on the Columbia River, just north of Portland, Oregon was the location of the HBC's large trading post, Fort Vancouver. Yes, I think the "catholic ladder" may have been created to mimic a totem pole. It is my understanding that the Saint Francis Xavier Mission was at least initially built as a place to convert local Native American's to Christianity.
Covered a lot of ground on this one. I loved it! Gave me a new understanding the settlement of that region. I liked Erin's overview. Also liked the old cemetery! Were most of the headstones marble? Learned a lot! Thanks! And hi Thora :)
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We are glad you liked it! There were some marble headstones but I think they were the "newer" ones. Thora says hello, "woof, woof." Honestly, stone type is definitely a knowledge gap for me. This brings up a collab idea I have that perhaps we could explore, something we could do from time to time for each other remotely. I will look and see if you have an email listed on your youtube page and send you an email with my idea. Thanks for watching!