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204 On May 1, 1925, at Vancouver, Washington, a historical marker erected at Century Point was dedicated. Mr. A. Grant Hinkle of Seattle made the presentation to Mayor N. E. Allen representing the city. This marker was given by the Washington State Historical Society, commemorating the foundation of the white civilization in the Pacific Northwest at Vancouver one hundred years ago. Five of its six faces are devoted to inscriptions in memory of important incidents in the conquest of the west.

Residents of Vancouver, pioneers of the Oregon Country and delegations of members of the Washington Historical Society from Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma and other places witnessed the dedication. The band of the seventh infantry provided music for the occasion.

At Walla Walla, Washington, April 24, 1925, a stone marker was placed upon a spot near where the great Indian council of 1855 was held. This marker was dedicated by Narcissa Prentiss Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and stands upon a part of the public library lot. It was near where Governor Stevens met with chiefs of the Nez Perce, Yakima, Cayuse and Walla Walla Indian tribes between May 29th and June 11th, 1855, and reservations were alloted to the Indians.

At a meeting of Lane county pioneers, it was decided to build a permanent meeting place on the Lane County

fair grounds. A structure thirty by sixty feet in size will be erected which will include the fireplace now standing on the grounds. A bronze tablet containing the names of all Lane County pioneers who crossed the plains by ox team and all native born pioneers will be installed.