Name: Fort Vancouver’s First Centennial & Its Coin with Martin Middlewood
Start: 2025-09-11T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-11T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Clark County Historical Museum

$Fort Vancouver\u2019s First Centennial & Its Coin with Martin Middlewood$

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.
About this Event

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.