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Be true to Battle Ground sc... Oct 18, 2009 14:39:08 BY HOWARD BUCK Bee Tree School, pictured here in the 1920s, was among dozens of tiny schools absorbed by the Battle Ground School District. ...View Full Article |
Clark scores only goal Eagl... Oct 18, 2009 14:39:08 Becky Clark scored the lone goal in the University of Mary Washington women's soccer team's 1-0 victory over Methodist yesterday at the Battlegroun... |
Mountain View rallies for w... Oct 18, 2009 14:39:07 Battle Ground's John Simon, who had 11 catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns, caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Monfort with 1:40 lef... |
Schools a battleground over... Oct 18, 2009 14:39:06 Schools such as Arcadia High have become a battleground over this issue. In a 2007 national survey by the Chinese Language Assn. of Secondary-Eleme... |
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At King Cat Theater
on 2009-12-03 18:30
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At Moore Theatre
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At Showbox Theater
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At Benaroya Hall - Nordstrom Recital Hall
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At Moore Theatre
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At Tractor Tavern
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Message from the Mayor of Battle Ground |
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Battle Ground Description |
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Battle Ground is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 9,296 at the 2000 census.
According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management[1], Battle Ground ranked 4th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.
The city is ironically named for the absence of a Battle. In 1855 many of the soldiers at nearby Fort Vancouver were away fighting an uprising by the Yakima Indian tribe. Nervous settlers organized a company of volunteers to guard the undermanned fort. Fearing that the friendly Klickitat Tribe on the Lewis River would join the uprising, the volunteers ordered them into the Vancouver Barracks near the fort.
When some of the Klickitats escaped, Captain William Strong, the post commander, led a detachment of volunteers to bring them back. They overtook the Klickitats near the current location of The city, but rather than engaging them in Battle, Captain Strong talked them into agreeing to return to the fort peacefully. Somehow during this episode the Klickitat leader, Chief Umtuch, was killed. The circumstances of his death are unclear: some said he was killed by a soldier, others by an accidental gunshot from his own men. In any event, the Klickitats promised to return to the fort after burying their chief, a ceremony that would take several days, so Strong returned without them.
The settlers had been expecting a Battle, and when Strong returned empty-handed, they accused him of cowardice. So again he set forth and met with the Klickitats, again he received assurances that they would return to the fort peacefully, and again he returned without them.
The Klickitats did return as promised, but criticism of Strong continued. The women of the fort awarded him a petticoat of many colors. And the area where the Klickitats were encountered became known as "Strong's Battle Ground," and later simply "Battle Ground."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Ground,_Washington
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