History Archives - Discover Lewis County

St Francis Xavier Mission

The oldest mission in the Pacific Northwest and the first Catholic mission in Washington Territory, St. Francis Xavier Mission north

Packwood Lake was once considered for an electricity project, and a cabin adjacent to the beautiful waters was built in

Once part of the Northern Pacific Railway line extending to South Bend, the Newaukum River Bridge on the present-day Willapa

Tidbit of trivial knowledge: The John R. Jackson House was Washington’s first-ever state park! Mr. Jackson worked a variety of

The current Evaline school house was built in 1925, serving as the fifth schoolhouse for the district that sits just

The last remaining public building in the community of Dryad is the Doty/Dryad Community Baptist Church, currently holding service for

Built in 1858, the historic Claquato Church is cited as the last of all the early churches of Washington Territory

The story of Carlisle Lake is an example of the good that can happen when a community comes together for

Boistfort High School lays claim to being one of only two rural high schools in Lewis County in 1918, when