The Historic Witness Tree

Vancouver's Witness Tree is believed to have been used by Lewis and Clark to tie up their boat in 1805. In 1846, first settlers Amos and Esther Short established the cottonwood at the foot of Main Street as Vancouver's Witness Tree when they recorded their land claim in which the descripti...

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Other Authors: Washington State University Vancouver Library; http://library.vancouver.wsu.edu/
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
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Subjects:
Trees
Horticulture
Arbos (bowers)
Rivers
Landmarks
Bowers
Esther
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cchm_photo/id/11439
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spelling ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:cchm_photo/11439 2023-05-15T16:35:25+02:00 The Historic Witness Tree Washington State University Vancouver Library; http://library.vancouver.wsu.edu/ United States--Washington (State)--Clark County--Vancouver undated Original images were scanned as 600 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 100 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries. http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cchm_photo/id/11439 unknown P82.2 Acc. 308 Cat. 3622E cchm10116.tif http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cchm_photo/id/11439 To request a copy and permission to use this image, contact the Clark County Historical Museum at 1511 Main Street, Vancouver WA 98660 360.993.5679 or visit www.cchmuseum.org. Clark County Historical Museum Photographs Clark County Historical Museum; http://www.cchmuseum.org Trees Horticulture Arbos (bowers) Rivers Landmarks Photographs; Postcards ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T18:24:41Z Vancouver's Witness Tree is believed to have been used by Lewis and Clark to tie up their boat in 1805. In 1846, first settlers Amos and Esther Short established the cottonwood at the foot of Main Street as Vancouver's Witness Tree when they recorded their land claim in which the description read, "Begin at the Balm of the Gilead tree."". Previously the tree had been used by the Hudson Bay Company and military surveyors to establish landing points and survey lines. The tree's trunk grew to be five feet in diameter and stood 75 feet tall. In 1909 major portions of the river bank washed away and the tree could not support itself. On June 29, 1911 the tree tore loose of the bank and washed away in the river. 3.5 x 5.5 in. Other/Unknown Material Hudson Bay Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Bowers ENVELOPE(164.083,164.083,-85.000,-85.000) Esther ENVELOPE(-57.700,-57.700,-61.917,-61.917) Hudson Hudson Bay
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topic Trees
Horticulture
Arbos (bowers)
Rivers
Landmarks
spellingShingle Trees
Horticulture
Arbos (bowers)
Rivers
Landmarks
The Historic Witness Tree
topic_facet Trees
Horticulture
Arbos (bowers)
Rivers
Landmarks
description Vancouver's Witness Tree is believed to have been used by Lewis and Clark to tie up their boat in 1805. In 1846, first settlers Amos and Esther Short established the cottonwood at the foot of Main Street as Vancouver's Witness Tree when they recorded their land claim in which the description read, "Begin at the Balm of the Gilead tree."". Previously the tree had been used by the Hudson Bay Company and military surveyors to establish landing points and survey lines. The tree's trunk grew to be five feet in diameter and stood 75 feet tall. In 1909 major portions of the river bank washed away and the tree could not support itself. On June 29, 1911 the tree tore loose of the bank and washed away in the river. 3.5 x 5.5 in.
author2 Washington State University Vancouver Library; http://library.vancouver.wsu.edu/
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title The Historic Witness Tree
title_short The Historic Witness Tree
title_full The Historic Witness Tree
title_fullStr The Historic Witness Tree
title_full_unstemmed The Historic Witness Tree
title_sort historic witness tree
publishDate
url http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cchm_photo/id/11439
op_coverage United States--Washington (State)--Clark County--Vancouver
long_lat ENVELOPE(164.083,164.083,-85.000,-85.000)
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geographic Bowers
Esther
Hudson
Hudson Bay
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Esther
Hudson
Hudson Bay
genre Hudson Bay
genre_facet Hudson Bay
op_source Clark County Historical Museum Photographs
Clark County Historical Museum; http://www.cchmuseum.org
op_relation P82.2
Acc. 308
Cat. 3622E
cchm10116.tif
http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cchm_photo/id/11439
op_rights To request a copy and permission to use this image, contact the Clark County Historical Museum at 1511 Main Street, Vancouver WA 98660 360.993.5679 or visit www.cchmuseum.org.
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