Lewis and Clark's Columbia River
Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"Home Valley, Washington"
Includes ... Home Valley ... "Heim Dal" ...
Image, 2005, Oregon and Shellrock Mountain from Home Valley, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Oregon and Shellrock Mountain from Home Valley Park, Home Valley, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005.


Home Valley ...
Home Valley lies on the Washington side of the Columbia River at River Mile (RM) 155, with Wind Mountain and Collins Point upstream and the mouth of the Wind River downstream. Four miles downstream is Stevenson, Washington. Home Valley is located in T3N R8E.

Early Home Valley ...
Home Valley was settled by Norwegian emigrants. In 1893 John Kanekberg called the community Heim Dal, which postal authorities translated to "Home Valley".

Edmond S. Meany wrote in "Origin of Washington Geographic Names" (1923, University of Washington Press):

"Home Valley ... a postoffice and settlement in the southern part of Skamania County. A few Norwegians settled in the little valley surrounded by mountains, and John Kanekeberg gave it the name of Heim Dal in 1893. The same year he was appointed postmaster and government translated the name into Home Valley. (Nellie E. Youcham, in Names MSS., Letter 346.)"

Robert Hitchman wrote in "Place Names of Washington" (1985, Washington Historical Society):

"Home Valley (T3N, R8E, Sec.26) ... Farm community on the north bank of Columbia River, at the mouth of Wind River, 5-1/2 miles east of Stevenson, south central Skamania County. It was settled in early days by Norwegians. In 1893, the name Heim Dal was applied by John Kanekberg. When a post office was estalished, postal authorities translated the name to Home Valley."

Early Maps ...

1956 Map detail, Home Valley and Collins area, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		1956 Skamania County map detail for T3N R8E, showing the Home Valley and Collins areas, Washington. Original map courtesy "HistoricMapWorks.com", 2019.


Scenics ...

Image, 2011, Home Valley, Washington, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Home Valley Gas and Grocery, Home Valley, Washington. View from moving car on Washington Highway 14. Image taken June 4, 2011.
Image, 2014, Home Valley, Washington, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Home Valley Gas and Grocery, Home Valley, Washington. View from moving car on Washington Highway 14. Image taken July 21, 2014.
Image, 2014, Home Valley, Washington, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Whistle Stop Expresso and Deli, Home Valley, Washington. View from moving car on Washington Highway 14. Image taken July 21, 2014.
Image, 2014, Home Valley, Washington, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Wind Mountain Resort, Home Valley, Washington. View from moving car on Washington Highway 14. Image taken July 21, 2014.


Home Valley, etc.

  • Home Valley Park and Campground ...


Home Valley Park and Campground ...
Home Valley Park and Campground offers good views of Wind Mountain and Shellrock Mountain.

Image, 2005, Wind Mountain from Home Valley, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Wind Mountain from Home Valley Park, Home Valley, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005.
Image, 2005, Shellrock Mountain from Home Valley, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Shellrock Mountain, Oregon, from Home Valley Park, Home Valley, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005.


From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

Clark, April 13, 1806 ...



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*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003

Sources:
  • "HistoricMapWorks.com" website, 2019;
  • Hitchman, R., 1984, "Place Names of Washington", Washington Historical Society;
  • Meany, E.S., 1923, "Origin of Washington Geographic Names", University of Washington Press, Seattle;


All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.
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