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Frenchmans Bar Park looking towards Hewlett Point.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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Hewlett Point ...
Early Hewlett Point ...
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According to the Informational Sign at Frenchmans Bar Park, Hewlett Point was once called "Broughton Point", after William Broughton, of the British Captain George Vancouver Expedition. In 1792 Broughton became the first European to explore the Columbia River.
An 1863 cadastral survey (tax survey) for T2N R1W doesn't have Hewlett Point labeled, however comparing it to a modern topo map it shows that Hewlett Point is located on the Donation Land Claim (DLC) of William Dillon (Claim No.37, in Section 12).
The 1888, U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey's "Columbia River Sheet No.6, Fales Landing to Portland" (Chart No.6145) has "Hewlett's Pt." labeled.
An undated plat map for Clark County, Washington, presumed to be between 1915 and 1925 shows
the Dillon DLC was owned by E.M. Dietrich.
In 1914 the U.S. Board Geographic Names made "Hewlett Point" official. A variant on the named in use was "Hewletts Point".
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Views around Hewlett Point ...
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Information Sign, Frenchmans Bar Park.
The sign is located at the extreme upstream end of Frenchmans Bar Park, looking towards Hewlett Point.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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Information Sign, Frenchmans Bar Park, showing Broughton Point.
The sign is located at the extreme upstream end of Frenchmans Bar Park, looking towards Broughton Point.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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Hewlett Point from Frenchmans Bar.
Image taken June 29, 2003.
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Barn, Tree, from Frenchmans Bar Park looking towards Hewlett Point.
Image taken July 3, 2005.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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