"After dinner the party proceeded up the reach, extending S. 18 E. passing a low sandy island at its entrance against a very strong stream; and having advanced about four miles, they took up their residence for the night ..." [Broughton, October 27, 1792]

"Broughton had camped at Green Point [October 26, 1792], which he named Point Sheriff, for John Sheriff, master's mate of his vessel, the Chatham. He gave the name to Walker Island, which is still retained, for the surgeon on the Chatham, Dr. William Walker, Jr. He then named Mount Coffin. A small creek where Longview, Wahsingotn, now is, was called River Poole. The Cowlitz River he named Knight's in honor of Admiral Sir John Knight. That night [October 27, 1792] was spent about where Prescott, Columbia County, Oregon, now is." [Barry, 1932]

The "low sandy island" is today's Cottonwood Island and the "entrance" refers to the Cowlitz River.

On March 27, 1806, on their return upriver, Lewis and Clark pass by Prescott Beach and camp just upstream near today's community of Goble.

"... 5 miles to a point of high piney land on the Lard Side    the Stard. Shore bold and rockey    passed a Creek at 2 miles on the Stard Side, below which is an old village." [Clark, November 5, 1805, first draft]

"... we Came too and Encamped on the Lard. Side under a high ridgey land, the high land come to the river on each Side.    the river about 1 1/2 mile wide.    those high lands rise gradually from the river & bottoms ..." [Clark, November 5, 1805, first draft]

Lewis and Clark's previous campsite was a Post Office Lake, now a part of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Their campsite of November 6, 1805, was near Cape Horn in Wahkiakum County, Washington.

The 1862 cadastral survey (tax survey) for T7N R2E shows the area of Prescott Point (Section 26) being within the Donation Land Claim (DLC) of Thomas F. Galloway. The area of Prescott Beach and the community of Prescott (Section 35) shows no DLC.

Prescott, Oregon, became "Prescott" when the Astoria & Columbia Railroad built a station for the newly-built Beaver Lumber Company. Edward L. Prescott was president of the Beaver Lumber Company, as well as the Prescott Machinery Company of Portland.

According to McArthur and McArthur in Oregon Geographic Names (2003, Oregon Historical Society):

"Prescott was named about 1905 for owners of the sawmill. Prescott post office was in operation from May 21, 1907, to May 15, 1946. Anna Barker was the first postmaster."

From the September 28, 1906 "Morning Astorian":

""What will be one of the most modern saw mills on the Columbia river is now being rapidly built at Danby Landing, three miles east of Rainier, by the Beaver Lumber company of which E.L. Prescott of the Prescott Machinery company of Portland, is president, and R.F. Barker, formerly manager of the Diamond Match company at Chico, Cal., and one of the best mill men on the Coast, is general manager. ... The railroad company is building a switch there and the station will be called Prescott. It is the intention to be under operation in about three months."

From the November 14, 1906 "Oregon Daily Journal":

TOWN OF PRESCOT IS FOUNDED BY MILLMEN. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Rainier, Or., Nov. 14. -- About 3 1/3 miles from Rainier, just between Rainier and Goble, a new station has spring into existence, which promises in a short time to make a nice little town. With the recent advent of a big mill, the Beaver Lumber company, came 40 men as millhands. Many of these have since brought their families and are preparing to settle. The station has already received a name, being called Prescot." Source:    "The Oregon Daily Journal", November 14, 1906, courtesy Historic Oregon Newspapers Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 2016.

• Beaver Lumber Company (1906) ...
• Carr Slough ...
• Missoula Floods ...
• Prescott Beach County Park ...
• Prescott Point (Prescott Bluff) ...

FINE SAW MILL BEING BUILT The Beaver Lumber Company Rushing Work On Their New Plant at Danby Landing, Near Rainier. "What will be one of the most modern saw mills on the Columbia river is now being rapidly built at Danby Landing, three miles east of Rainier, by the Beaver Lumber company of which E.L. Prescott of the Prescott Machinery company of Portland, is president, and R.F. Barker, formerly manager of the Diamond Match company at Chico, Cal., and one of the best mill men on the Coast, is general manager. The mill will be a full hand mill rigged with a 9-foot band and be fitted for handling both car and cargo business, having deep water in front and the tracks of the A. & C. in the rear, and have a capacity of 1,000,000 feet of lumber every ten hours. The piling for the buildings, some 1,700, have been driven and the frame work of the mill is almost up and two car loads of machinery are expected next week. The railroad company is building a switch there and the station will be called Prescott. It is the intention to be under operation in about three months." Source:    "The Morning Astorian", September 28, 1906, courtesy Historic Oregon Newspapers Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 2016.

"J.E. Quinn of the Beaver Lumber Comopany of Prescott, Oregon was in Astoria yesterday on business. He reports the big new mill almost completed and will be ready for business about April 1st., or as soon as the new hotel which the company is building is completed. This is one of the most modern and finely equipped plants on the Columbia River and managed by the people it is as we predict for it a splendid record. The plant is located three miles east of Rainier on the A. & C. R.R., which has established a station there. R.F. Barker formerly of the Diamond Watch Co., is the general manager." Source:    "The Morning Astorian", February 22, 1907, courtesy Historic Oregon Newspapers Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 2016.

"Edward L. Prescott of the Prescott Steel Company at Menomines, Mich., and manager of the Beaver Lumber Company at Prescott, Or., has become favorably impressed with the opportunity offered for investment in Portland real estate and has become associated with D.E. Keasey in Portland Heights improvements." Source:    "The Morning Oregonian", June 18, 1907, courtesy Historic Oregon Newspapers Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 2016.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Records database (2016) shows Joseph Carr being granted title to 120 acres of T7N R2W, Section 35, on November 20, 1865 (1820 Sale-Cash Entry). The database also shows Joseph A. Carr being granted title to 40 acres of T7N R2W, Section 35, on November 1, 1870 (1820 Sale-Cash Entry), and again being granted title to another 40 acres of T7N R2W, Section 35, on November 15, 1870 (1820 Sale-Cash Entry).

The 1860 Columbia County census (courtesy Columbia County website, 2016) lists an Anderson Carr (age 24 from Indiana, farmer) and an Elizabeth Carr (age 16 from Indiana). The 1870 Census shows J.A. Carr (age 34 from Ohio, keeps woodyard) and H.E. Carr (25 from Illinois, keeping house). The 1880 census shows only Elizabeth Carr (age 34 from Indiana).

"Anderson Carr, who has lived on the Columbia River for fifteen years, has lately left for parts unknown, leaving his wife behind him. He had sold most of his property and took the proceeds with him. He had generally been in the saloon business." Source:    "The New Northwest", March 25, 1880, courtesy Historic Oregon Newspapers Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, 2016.

The 1888 and 1892 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts "Columbia River, Sheet 4, Grim's Island to Kalama" shows "Carr's Slough", with the drainage covering the bottom between Coffin Rock (depicted and named) and the north end of Prescott Beach.

In 1915, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names made "Carr Slough" the official name over "Carrs Slough" or "Carr's Slough".