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Cathlamet Channel
Cathlamet may refer to: *The Kathlamet, a Native American tribe of Oregon and Washington *Cathlamet, Washington Cathlamet is a town located along the Ocean Beach Highway in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States, where it is the county seat. The population was 532 at the 2010 census, though it has an additional rural population outside of the town ..., a city in Washington *The MV ''Cathlamet'', a ferry vessel operated by Washington State Ferries {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathlamet
The Kathlamet people are a tribe of Native American people with a historic homeland along the Columbia River in what is today southwestern Washington state. The Kathlamet people originally spoke the Kathlamet language, a dialect of the Chinookan language. They were also called "Guasámas, or Guithlamethl, by the Clackamas", and "Kwillu'chini, by the Chinook." Lewis and Clark reported "that about 300 Cathlamet occupied nine plank houses on the south side of the Columbia River", and lived between Tongue Point and Puget Island in Clatsop County, Oregon. On the north side, they lived "from the mouth of Grays Bay to a little east of Oak Point." Their villages were: * Ika'naiak, on the north side of the Columbia River at the mouth of Coal Creek Slough just east of Oak Point. * Ilo'humin, on the north side of Columbia River opposite Puget Island and near the mouth of Alockman Creek. * Kathla'amat, on the south side of Columbia River about 4 miles below Puget Island. * Ta'nas ilu', on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathlamet, Washington
Cathlamet is a town located along the Ocean Beach Highway in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States, where it is the county seat. The population was 532 at the 2010 census, though it has an additional rural population outside of the town limits. History Cathlamet was the largest, or one of the largest, villages of Columbia River Indians west of the Cascade Mountains, and the home of the Kathlamet people. "Cathlamet was sighted in 1792 by Lt. W.R. Broughton, while verifying Capt. Robert Gray's reported exploration of the Columbia River." This village of cedar houses included 300-400 inhabitants when visited by Lewis and Clark. In 1846, James Birnie became the first permanent white settler at Cathlamet, moving there after a career with the Hudson's Bay Company. He set up a trading post, remnants of which were reported still standing in 1906. "Birnie named the area Birnie's Retreat. The name was later changed to Cathlamet in 1851." Cathlamet was officially incorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
