86- Yacolt & the Big Burn

The History Of The Evergreen State

The Klickitat term "Yalicolb," which means "haunted place," gave its name to the community of Yacolt in north-central Clark County. The town, which has fewer than 1,500 residents, is located in the Cascade Mountain foothills, about 22 miles northeast of Vancouver, Clark County's seat and 32 miles southwest of Mount St. Helens.
'Members of the nearby Klickitat and Cowlitz tribes congregated there and conducted trade with tribes from the coast and east of the Cascades.
The Eaton family became the first homesteaders in the Yacolt region in 1873.
A count in early 1902 revealed barely 50 people and 15 structures. The same year's "Yacolt Burn," which up until 2014 was the Evergreen State's biggest forest fire on record, temporarily boosted the local economy by making the town the hub of a sizable timber-salvaging operation.
Listen now to learn more about this this Evergreen State town and the massive forest fire that played an important role in its early history!
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