GLENWOOD WASHINGTON
INFO & WEATHER
Glenwood, WA is located
in the northwestern portion of
Klickitat County. It borders Yakima County.
The community is in the Glenwood Valley, formerly known as Camas Prairie. It is part of the Yakama Reservation.
We have a splendid view of Mt Adams.
Even though the mountain appears to be in our back yard,
it is actually in Yakima and Skamania counties.
Lat: 46.0095°N Lon: 121.2715°W
The elevation of my weather station is 1854 ft.
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If you have a question, you can contact Laurene Eldred at glenwoodweather@gmail.com
HISTORY OF FOREST FIRES IN OUR AREA
FROM THE SEPTEMBER 15, 1929 SUNDAY OREGONIAN P. 11. ABOUT THE 1902 YACOLT BURN, THE SEPTEMBER 1868 FIRE, AND AUGUST 1883.
PHOTO FROM HISTORIC HOOD RIVER: CAPTION SAYS: OAK STREET LOOKING EAST, 1929......
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"........This view of Oak Street is labeled "11:15 AM, 9/17/29." I have yet to find an error in an Alva Day caption. What do you think is going on? More details are welcome, as always.
Yes, as some of you have figured out, 1929 was a year of disastrous wildfires in the Gorge. On 9/17/29 Stevenson Washington was surrounded on three sides by fire, a situation garnering nationwide attention. Here's an account from the Kokomo Indiana newspaper.
Apparently the situation didn't fully abate until December. Let's hope this year isn't a replay of 1929.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER 15, 1929 SUNDAY OREGONIAN P. 1 & 11
FIRES AT MT HOOD, OLYMPIC PENINSULA, CLACKAMAS RIVER, SIUSLAW, SISKIYOU, WASHOUGAL, COLVILLE, CHELAN, CALIFORNIA,
