Toledo (T11N, R1W):   "Very old town on Cowlitz River, 15 miles south of Chehalis, southwest corner of Lewis County. It had 3 previous names -- Plomondoe's Landing, Cowlitz Landing, and Warbassport. The present town occupies the site of a Donation Land Claim owned in the 1850s and later by August Rochon and his wife, Celeste. The present name was given by Celeste Rochon for a pioneer sidewheel steamer operated by Capt. Oren Kellogg of Kellogg Transportation Company.

Cowlitz Landing:   "A very important early settlement, 15 miles south of Chehalis, southwest Lewis County. Founded in 1837, it was a River landing, a trading post, the site of a Roman Catholic Mission, and headquarters for a very large farm operated by Puget Sound Agricultural Company, a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company. The first name was Plonondon's Landing, for the owner of a Donation Land Claim at this place. Later the accepted name was Cowlitz Landing. A later name was Warbassport, and the present name is Toledo."

Warbassport:   "An early name for the settlement at the present site of Toledo on Cowlitz River, 15 miles south of Chehalis, soutwest Lewis County. In the 1850s, it was an important landing on the river, and was used extensively by pioneers who traveled from here by trail to Puget Sound. The first name was Plomondoe's Landing, for a French-Canadian employee of Hudson's Bay Company. Somewhat later, the name was changed to Cowlitz Landing, a descriptive designation. When E.D. Warbass installed a trading post and started the nucleus of a town, the name was again changed in his honor. The present name is Toledo."

Simon Plomondeau/Plomondon/Plomondono:

The 1857 Lewis County Census lists Simon and Harriet Plomondeau and their three children Moses B., John B., and Eustice O. Simon, age 59, was a farmer, born in Canada. Harriet was age 38, born in Canada. The three children, Moses, age 16, John, age 13, and Eustice, age 4, were all born in Washington Territory.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Records database has Simon and Henriette Plomondono being granted title to 640 acres on January 6, 1865, for parts of T11N, R1W, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, and 18 (1850 Oregon-Donation Act). (Note, there is also a listing nearby for Simon Plomondon being granted title to 128.34 acres of T11N R2W, parts of Sections 33 and 34, on January 10, 1873 (1862 Homestead Entry Original)).

E.D. Warbass:

The 1851 Lewis County Census lists E.D. Warbass.

The 1857 Lewis County Census lists U.G. Warbass, age 33, physician, born in New Jersy, his wife Mary C. Warbass, age 26, born in Pennsylvania, and their daughter Elizabeth Warbass, age 7, born in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Records database has Edward D. Warbass being granted title to 320.16 acres of T11N R1W, parts of Sections 13, 18, 19, and 24, on March 11, 1867 (1850 Oregon-Donation Act).

1. Cowlitz Prairie, Cowlitz Farm, and Cowlitz Mission ...
2. Massey Bar ...
3. Oregon Trail Post No.3429 ...
4. South Lewis County Airport ...
5. St. Francis Xavier Mission ...
6. Toledo Boat Launch Site ...
7. Water Tower ...

Medal of Honor Recipient, Thomas J. Kinsman:
Thomas J. Kinsman, from Washington State, was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon on May 17, 1969, for his actions in the Vietnam War. On February 6, 1968 Kinsman threw himself upon a grenade, shielding his company from the blast. He received severe head and chest wounds but saved seven of his fellow soldiers. Thomas Kinsman passed away in May 2017, at age 72.