The Forgotten Town: Skamokawa
After a busy week at work, a person would be more than willing to take a break from the hectic city life and go enjoy a weekend with their family somewhere quiet, but where could they go on such short notice and that wouldn't be too expensive for them? The perfect answer would be Skamokawa, WA. Even though not a lot of people heard about this town, it is still a great place to visit with ones family because Skamokawa seems like it is frozen in time with great history everywhere, it has many fun adventurous activities and some inexpensive, great options to stay at.
People might think that in a small town, there is nothing fun and interesting to do, but Skamokawa has many fun adventurous activities that they can …show more content…
Even though rain and wind tried to destroy many of the historical places and buildings in Skamokawa, the places managed to stay alive with the help of local people living there. Some of the best places to visit would be the old school house, (nowadays called Redmen Hall), an old Indian village site, (which is now a park called Vista Park), and/or a historic steamboat landing, (called the Skamokawa Landing). Each of those places is wonderfully rich with history. A very interesting place to visit while vacationing in Skamokawa would be The Redmen Hall. It is the home of the RiverLife Interpretive Center and it is owned and operated by the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation. A suggested donation for Redmen Hall is $2 for an adult and $1 for children/students. It is located along the State Route 4, on a bluff. At first glance, a visitor might guess that it was once a church, but it was actually a schoolhouse at one point. It was designed by a Portland architect by the name Allen Riley and built in 1894. The first floor held grades first through fourth, and the second floor held grades fifth through eight. For high school, the children needed to go to Astoria or Kelso, (). Nowadays inside the Redmen Hall, one would find a museum of some sorts. If a person is looking for the history of Skamokawa this would be the perfect place to visit. Another interesting place to visit, to visit with ones family while in Skamokawa, would be the old Indian village site. About two thousand years ago, located about in the present day, Vista Park, there lived a Wahkiakum Indian tribe. Then years later when the last chief, Chief Skamokawa, of the Wahkiakum Tribe sold his land to the federal government, this town was named Skamokawa, after the chief, (). This was a perfect name because Skamokawa means “smoke on water,” and this town often has fog that drift down
After a busy week at work, a person would be more than willing to take a break from the hectic city life and go enjoy a weekend with their family somewhere quiet, but where could they go on such short notice and that wouldn't be too expensive for them? The perfect answer would be Skamokawa, WA. Even though not a lot of people heard about this town, it is still a great place to visit with ones family because Skamokawa seems like it is frozen in time with great history everywhere, it has many fun adventurous activities and some inexpensive, great options to stay at.
People might think that in a small town, there is nothing fun and interesting to do, but Skamokawa has many fun adventurous activities that they can …show more content…
Even though rain and wind tried to destroy many of the historical places and buildings in Skamokawa, the places managed to stay alive with the help of local people living there. Some of the best places to visit would be the old school house, (nowadays called Redmen Hall), an old Indian village site, (which is now a park called Vista Park), and/or a historic steamboat landing, (called the Skamokawa Landing). Each of those places is wonderfully rich with history. A very interesting place to visit while vacationing in Skamokawa would be The Redmen Hall. It is the home of the RiverLife Interpretive Center and it is owned and operated by the Friends of Skamokawa Foundation. A suggested donation for Redmen Hall is $2 for an adult and $1 for children/students. It is located along the State Route 4, on a bluff. At first glance, a visitor might guess that it was once a church, but it was actually a schoolhouse at one point. It was designed by a Portland architect by the name Allen Riley and built in 1894. The first floor held grades first through fourth, and the second floor held grades fifth through eight. For high school, the children needed to go to Astoria or Kelso, (). Nowadays inside the Redmen Hall, one would find a museum of some sorts. If a person is looking for the history of Skamokawa this would be the perfect place to visit. Another interesting place to visit, to visit with ones family while in Skamokawa, would be the old Indian village site. About two thousand years ago, located about in the present day, Vista Park, there lived a Wahkiakum Indian tribe. Then years later when the last chief, Chief Skamokawa, of the Wahkiakum Tribe sold his land to the federal government, this town was named Skamokawa, after the chief, (). This was a perfect name because Skamokawa means “smoke on water,” and this town often has fog that drift down