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Camas First Friday visitors who ventured into the Georgia-Pacific paper mill’s interpretive center on Friday, Sept. 1, were treated to a birthday party c
Few now recall the poet Laurance Pratt who spent most of his life in and around Portland and Southwest Washington. A prolific writer, Pratt penned numerous poetry books and three partly autobiographic
Clark County History: Camas ‘slacker’ monument By martin Middlewood,] for The Columbian
Published: January 17, 2021, 6:05am
Share: This is the only known photo of the Slacker Obelisk erected in Camas in September 1918. Anyone not supporting World War I, not buying Liberty Bonds, pacifists, union members willing to strike, anyone with a German surname, or anyone considered red was viewed by the eagerly patriotic as slacking in their duty. This attitude led to conflict and the establishment of sedition laws and surveillance groups that violated innocent citizens civil rights. No one knows when or why the structure simply vanished one day. (Courtesy of Two Rivers Heritage Museum)