Clark county

Discover Clark County's history as seen through the eyes of photographers, local museums and contributions from the community.

Discover Clark County's history as seen through the eyes of photographers, local museums and contributions from the community.

You’ll encounter bricks with the name “Hidden” in unexpected places throughout Clark County. They are not hidden, but have a rich local history.

Discover Clark County's history as seen through the eyes of photographers, local museums and contributions from the community.

Posted 2/04/2004 HistoryLink.org Essay 5644 Share Local history buffs call Clark County the "Cradle of Pacific Northwest History,” reflecting the importance of the 628-square-mile southwestern Washington county as the scene of key historical developments. Here the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived in 1805, the British Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Vancouver in 1825, and the town of Vancouver was incorporated in 1857. The county’s location first made it an entrepôt (trading center)…

Pioneering Scenes of Vancouver - Clark County Historical Museum Photograph Collection - WSU Libraries Digital Collections

Andrew Gregg, who saw his first big-screen film at the Kiggins Theatre in 1961, knows he’s one of many local folks who feel undying love for downtown Vancouver’s historic movie palace.

Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is the 26th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

Feel like a road trip but don’t have the time or the gas money to go too far? A quick getaway just north of Vancouver, the...

As Clark County residents try to reconcile themselves to rapidly increasing rents and home prices, one possible villain has emerged in the popular imagination: corporate homebuyers.