Ideally located where the Washougal River meets the mighty
Columbia, the town of Washougal rests at the gateway to the
Columbia River Gorge, land of the native Chinook tribes. It was at
Cottonwood Beach that Lewis and Clark spent six days reprovisioning
in 1806. Settlers followed, loading wagons with bacon, flour, salt,
and beans and heading west. These pioneers were not the lean,
get-rich-quick bachelors of the California gold rush. These were
family men, bringing with them six or seven children at a time and,
once established, having six or seven more. The town itself was
established in 1880 on land claimed by Richard Ough, a sailor who
settled down in order to win his Chinook princess bride, Betsey
White Wing. Washougal's first families -- among them Oughs,
Cottrells, Durgans, Kisers, Aunes, Webbers, and Goots -- cleared
the forest, planted orchards, and raised grass-fat dairy cows.
Their descendents, and the emigrants who followed them, continued
the work of building this unique community and its strong sense of
place.
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