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Fort Vancouver’s First Centennial & Its Coin with Martin Middlewood
Event by: Clark County Historical Museum
Location: Clark County Historical Museum, Main Street 1511, Vancouver
Tickets: 5 USD · Get tickets
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Discover the wild true story of Fort Vancouver’s 1925 Centennial, complete with politics, parades, and a rare 50-cent coin at CCHM Sept 11.
Join historian and award-winning writer Martin Middlewood for a fascinating journey into the chaotic, ambitious, and little-known story of Fort Vancouver’s 1925 Centennial celebration—a commemoration powered by community pride, political wrangling, and a special 50-cent commemorative coin.
Learn how forgotten history was revived, coins were flown in on a daring one-day trip to San Francisco, and last-minute challenges reshaped the celebration. Middlewood will place the event in its national context and reveal what happened after the fanfare faded.