The Oregon Steam Navigation Company (O.S.N.) was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle , Henry Olmstead , and J. O. Van Bergen . It was incorporated in Washington because of a lack of corporate laws in Oregon, though it paid Oregon taxes.
27-424: Skamania , a Chinookan word meaning swift water , may refer to: Skamania County, Washington , USA Skamania, Washington , USA [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
54-489: A 'Sasquatch', 'Yeti', 'Bigfoot', or 'Giant Hairy ape'", subject to a maximum penalty of a $ 10,000 fine and five years imprisonment. Although its passage coincided with April Fool's Day, Ordinance 69-01 was real, was amended in 1984, and has not been repealed. Its purposes included protection of residents and visitors from in the county from a very real concern, "an influx of scientific investigators as well as casual hunters, many armed with lethal weapons", who had been attracted to
81-579: A steam locomotive. The company also built a 13-mile (21 km) steam railway from the Dalles around Celilo Falls, which opened on April 23, 1863 and cost $ 1 million to build. The People's Transportation Company was organized in 1862 to compete with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The company then began a rate war with the O.S.N. People's Transportation was so successful that O.S.N. bought them off with an agreement to pay them $ 10,000
108-668: A taxing dispute with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company . The dissolution was repealed in 1867 after intervention from the U.S. Congress. After that, Skamania County retained its shape, including through the period after Washington became the 42nd state of the Union in 1889. Fort Cascades , built to protect the Columbia River, served as an early county seat, but the county seat has been in Stevenson since 1893. Skamania County
135-521: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington . As of the 2020 census , the population was 12,036. The county seat and largest incorporated city is Stevenson , although the Carson River Valley CDP is more populous. Skamania County is included in the Portland - Vancouver - Hillsboro , OR -WA Metropolitan Statistical Area . The county was founded in 1854 and derives its name from
162-574: Is also known for enacting what has been described as the "Bigfoot Ordinance", passed by the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of April 1, 1969, and published twice in the Skamania County Pioneer , the newspaper of highest circulation in the county, as required by law. The ordinance forbids the slaying of any "nocturnal primate mammal variously described as an ape-like creature or a sub-species of Homo sapiens ... generally and commonly known as
189-511: The Cascades Chinook word sk'mániak , meaning 'swift waters'. The area delineated by the future Washington state boundary began to be colonized at the start of the nineteenth century, both by Americans and British subjects. However, the majority of British exploration and interest in the land was due to the fur trade, whereas American settlers were principally seeking land for agriculture and cattle raising. The Treaty of 1818 provided for
216-671: The Columbia River at Astoria , Portland and The Dalles , serving the lumber and salmon fishing industries. A railroad was built to serve the steamship industry. The company was incorporated on December 29, 1860, at Vancouver, Washington , with 22 shareholders. Principal shareholders included D. F. Bradford (one of the owners of the north bank portage railway at the Cascades ), Jacob Kamm , Harrison Olmstead, Simeon G. Reed , R. R. Thompson , and steamboat captains John C. Ainsworth and L. W. Coe. The company then gained control over most of
243-622: The Kiyus on the upper Cascades. These boats posed serious competition to the monopoly, so much so that in about 1864, the Oregon Steam Navigation Company paid its rival $ 10,000 a year to confine its operations to the Willamette River . Oregon Steam Navigation Company also picked up People's Transportation's boats Iris and Kiyus , in exchange for three OSN boats on the Willamette River, Onward , Rival , and Surprise . Traffic increased in
270-427: The age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under
297-468: The age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 39,317, and the median income for a family was $ 44,586. Males had a median income of $ 36,732 versus $ 25,130 for females. The per capita income for
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#1732858300208324-584: The area by reported sightings of a creature. Mt. St. Helens, which is located in Skamania County, erupted in 1980 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,684 square miles (4,360 km ), of which 1,656 square miles (4,290 km ) is land and 28 square miles (73 km ), or 1.7%, is water. 90% of Skamania is forested and 80% is a part of Gifford Pinchot National Forest . The highest elevation in
351-621: The boats on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Timmen described the Oregon Steam Navigation Company as "the many-tentacled monopoly of river transportation." From 1858 to 1863, the Oregon Portage Railroad operated 4.5 miles of track between Bonneville and Cascade . The railroad hauled primarily military and immigrant traffic. In 1862, the railroad was sold to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company for $ 155,000. Soon afterwards,
378-555: The company acquired most of the steamboats on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company purchased the Oregon Steam Navigation Company in 1879. In 1862, river transport concerns not involved with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company formed the People's Transportation Company . The new competitor put the E.D. Baker on the lower Columbia, the Iris on the middle, and
405-485: The county is 8,920 feet (2,720 m), on the slopes of Mount Adams , although prior to its eruption, Mount Saint Helens was the highest point at 9,677 feet (2,950 m). As of the 2020 census , there were 12,036 people, 4,748 households, and 3,199 families residing in the county. The population density was 7.3 inhabitants per square mile (2.8/km ). There were 5,796 housing units at an average density of 3.5 inhabitants per square mile (1.4/km ). The racial makeup of
432-476: The county was $ 18,002. About 10.00% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.10% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over. In the year 2000 there were more Seventh-day Adventists in Skamania County than adherents of any other religious group. Skamania County is the only county in the United States for which this is true. Currently, this honor belongs to
459-453: The county was 85.6% White , 0.6% African American , 1.6% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 2.4% from some other races and 8.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.4% of the population. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18, 3.7% were under 5 years of age, and 25.8% were 65 and older. As of the 2010 census , there were 11,066 people, 4,522 households, and 3,072 families living in
486-439: The county. The population density was 6.7 people per square mile (2.6 people/km ). There were 5,628 housing units at an average density of 3.4 units per square mile (1.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% white, 1.6% American Indian, 0.9% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.3% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.0% of
513-802: The early 1860s, so in 1863 and 1864, OSN added the Nez Perce Chief , the Webfoot , the Owyhee and the Yakima , all built at Celilo on the upper Columbia, and the Mississippi-style side-wheeler Oneonta on the middle river. OSN also purchased the side-wheeler New World to work the lower Columbia. By 1878, OSN had added to its fleet the sternwheelers Harvest Queen , John Gates , Spokane , Annie Faxon , Mountain Queen , R.R. Thompson , and Wide West . Control of
540-436: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skamania&oldid=933131549 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Skamania County, Washington Skamania County ( / s k ə ˈ m eɪ n i ə / skə- MAY -nee-ə )
567-443: The population. In terms of ancestry, 20.6% were German , 15.7% were Irish , 11.0% were English , 6.3% were Norwegian , and 5.0% were American . Of the 4,522 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.1% were non-families, and 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
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#1732858300208594-459: The portages was critical to control of the river. OSN controlled all the portages, including both the north and the south portage railways around the Cascades (which had once been in competition with each other) as well as a portage system that had been built around Celilo Falls by one Orlando Humason. In 1863, the company replaced the mule-drawn portage railway on the north side of the Cascades with
621-605: The region to be an Anglo-American condominium . During this period, the future Washington Territory was divided into two administrative zones: Clarke County (now Clark County) and Lewis County (made official in 1845). The condominium was unwieldy and led to continual argument, and occasional conflict. The status of the Washington area was settled in 1846, when the Oregon Treaty ceded the land south of North latitude 49 degrees to American control. On March 9, 1854, Skamania County
648-413: The state of Walla Walla, Washington. Skamania County is a fairly competitive county in presidential elections. The Republicans and Democrats won the county four times each between 1988 and 2016. 46°02′N 121°55′W / 46.03°N 121.91°W / 46.03; -121.91 Oregon Steam Navigation Company The company operated steamships between San Francisco and ports along
675-400: Was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age was 44.0 years. As of the 2000 census , there were 9,872 people, 3,755 households, and 2,756 families living in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2.3 people/km ). There were 4,576 housing units at an average density of 3 units per square mile (1.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county
702-438: Was 92.11% White , 0.30% Black or African American , 2.20% Native American , 0.54% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 2.43% from other races , and 2.25% from two or more races. 4.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.7% were of German , 12.5% English , 12.1% Irish , 11.2% United States or American and 5.2% Norwegian ancestry. There were 3,755 households, out of which 34.00% had children under
729-609: Was split from the original Clarke County and stretched east to the Rocky Mountains in present-day Montana. Walla Walla County was split from the portions of Skamania County east of the Deschutes River on April 24. The county lost its eastern edge during the creation of Klickitat County in 1861. The territorial legislature dissolved Skamania County and divided its land between Clarke and Klickitat counties in January 1865 during
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