Geographical names - C - Transcript (part 2).
Date
1951
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Publisher
UNKNOWN
Abstract
"Clarke County - Oldest county in the state of Washington. It was named in honor of Captain Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1805-1806. The addition of the letter e to the name has given rise to much inquiry and discussion. The blunder is one of ignorance but it probably now too deeply embedded in law, literature and custom to be corrected. On Sept. 3, 1849, the Oregon Territorial Legislature passed a law which briefly enacted 'That the name of the county of Vancouver be and hereby is changed to Clark. In the law as printed the name is in italics and is without the final E."
Description
20 page typed transcription, created by Click Relander.