USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Volcanoes and History
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Volcano Names
The Cascade Volcanoes and how they got their names.
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Historical Maps and Journals
"Timeline" of Historical Maps and Journals,
and the Cascade Range Volcanoes
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1792-1794 -- The Volcanoes of George Vancouver
British Captain George Vancouver and the
H.M.S. Discovery surveyed the Northern Pacific Coast from 1792 to 1794,
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1805-1806 -- The Volcanoes of Lewis & Clark
Five Volcanoes are found listed within the journals of Lewis & Clark (although not necessarily referred to by their correct names) --
Mount Adams, Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens. The journals also include interesting information
about other volcanic and geologic features such as Monument Rock, Beacon Rock, the Columbia River, and many of the rivers
which flow into the Columbia.
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1812 -- The Volcanoes of Wilson Price Hunt
The first American fur trading
expedition was formed by John Jacob Astor.
He hoped to cross the continent
overland and by sea, and create a trading post
at the mouth of the Columbia River. William Price Hunt used
the information supplied by the Lewis and Clark
expedition to lead the overland Astorians. They reached the
mouth of the Columbia in February of 1812
where the fort "Astoria" had already been erected by the
seafaring group that had arrived months earlier.
Hunt's journal covers the trip from the Arikara villages on the Missourri River,
to Astoria, Oregon, on the Columbia River.
The part of the journal reproduced here covers the
journey from the Umatilla River down the Columbia River in 1812.
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1824-1829 -- The Volcanoes of Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden was a chief trader with the
Hudson's Bay Company. In the
period 1824-1829, he led five trapping
expeditions to the "Snake Country" --
the upper reaches of the Columbia.
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1825 and 1834 -- The Volcanoes of David Douglas
This selection still under construction. As of yet, have not uncovered any references to
the Cascade Volcanoes, altho he was in the area.
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1830 -- The Volcanoes of John Work
John Work, the writer of this journal,
was one of the tireless and forceful "gentlemen" in the Hudson's Bay Company's
employ west of the Rocky Mountains,
and more particularly along the Columbia River and its tributaries, beginning
with the year 1823. The selection of his journals posted here covers
April 30 to May 31st, 1830, and notes his comments on Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, Mount
Rainier, Mount Hood, and Mount Jefferson.
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1832 and 1834 -- The Volcanoes of Nathaniel Wyeth
Nathaniel Wyeth made two expeditions into the Washington and Oregon area.
His initial trip in 1832 provided the
foundation and experience for the 1834 trip.
On his 1832 expedition, one of his crew members was John Ball.
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1838-1842 -- The Volcanoes of Charles Wilkes
In 1836, Congress approved the sum of $300,000 for
a purely scientific exploratory expedition.
The expedition, headed by Charles Wilkes,
left in 1838 and returned in 1842.
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1843 -- The Volcanoes of John C. Fremont
John Fremont's expeditions of 1842 and 1843-44 were the most spectacular reconnaissances of the American
West since Lewis and Clark. Performed under the auspices of the Army Bureau of Topographical Engineers, the
expedition's published reports and maps brought a factor of dependability and trustworthiness that would aid
American settlement of the West.
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02/26/04, Lyn Topinka