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Willow Grove Beach, Washington, looking downstream.
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Willow Grove ...
On the Beach ...
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Gene and Riley, Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
Image taken January 28, 2007.
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Horse and Rider ...
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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"Horse and Rider and Diamonds", Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Early Willow Grove ...
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In 1841, Wilkes, of the U.S. Exploring Expedition called today's Fisher Island "Plumondon I.". Also plotted was an unnamed smaller island just off the downstream tip of "Plumondon Island", and right off the shore of todays Willow Grove, approximately in the location of the Willow Grove Beach boat launch and park.
Wilkes labeled the downstream tip of today's Willow Grove as "Wala Pt." (where
Coal Creek Slough enters the Columbia River). Coal Creek Slough was called "Wala Creek". Fisher Island Slough was not named.
On an 1854 Government survey, this smaller island was called "Fishers I.", while today's Fisher Island was called "Elizabeth I.". Willow Grove and Fisher Island Slough were unnamed. Coal Creek Slough was labeled "Big Sloug".
The 1888 nautical chart "Columbia River, Sheet No.4, Grim's Island to Kalama", has the small island near Willow Grove unnamed and beginning to merge into Willow Grove, at a point labeled "Cleaveland's Ldg.". The former Elizabeth Island was labeled "Fishers I." and Fisher Island Slough was labeled "Fishers I. Channel". Massive sandbars are depicted in the area of todays Hump Island. Coal Creek Slough is depicted but not named. "Grim's Island" is today's Crims Island.
The 1888-89 U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, "Chart of the Columbia River from the Ocean to Portland, Oregon Illustrating the Condition of the Salmon Fishery, Season of 1888-9" once again has Crims Island labeled "Grim's Island". Coal Creek Slough is called "Big Slough", and the approximate location of today's Willow Grove Beach is labeled "Cleaveland's Land'g". Fisher Island Slough is "Fisher's I. Channel" and Fisher Island is labeled "Fisher's I.". The small island still exists off of Willow Grove and is unnamed. Salmon weirs are depicted off of the unnamed island, and upstream of today's Willow Grove Beach.
In 1905 the U.S. Board of Geographic Names made "Fisher Island" official, and in 1941 they made "Coal Creek Slough" official. No date was listed for Willow Grove (as of February 2006).
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Views of Willow Grove Beach ...
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington, looking upstream.
Gene and Riley walking upstream, Willow Grove Beach. Hump Island is in the middleground and Walker Island is just visible on the right at the base of Green Point.
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Golden Retrievers playing, Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Ripples, Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Willow Grove Beach, Washington, looking downstream.
Image taken February 21, 2005.
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Mount St. Helens from Willow Grove Beach ...
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Mount St. Helens, which has been in eruption since 2004, can be seen from along the shoreline of the Willow Grove area.
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Steaming Mount St. Helens from Willow Grove Beach.
View from beach at the public boat dock.
Image taken January 2, 2005.
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Views from Willow Grove ...
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Green Point, Oregon, as seen from Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
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Jet Skiers, Green Point, Oregon, as seen from Willow Grove, Washington.
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Old Fishing Station, Mayger, Oregon, as seen from Willow Grove, Washington, with new Boat House.
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Crims Island, Oregon, upstream end.
Upstream tip of Crims Island, as seen from Willow Grove Beach, Washington.
Image taken January 2, 2005.
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Hump Island, downstream end.
View from Willow Grove Beach.
Image taken January 2, 2005.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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