Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Volcanoes and History
Cascade Range Volcanoes Written History
Volcano Names
Brief summary of the Cascade Volcanoes and how they got their names.
Historical Maps and Journals
Simple "Timeline" of Historical Maps and Journals, and the Cascade Range Volcanoes depicted on those maps
TIMELINE: Cascade Range Volcanoes in Early Journals, Publications, and Newspapers
Excerpts from George Vancouver who named Mounts Baker, Rainier, St. Helens, and Hood, Lewis and Clark (Mount Jefferson), and Peter Scene Ogden (Mount Shasta). Also excerpts from early explorers, pioneers, and scientists, who noted volcanic eruptions during the early to mid 1800s, including eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood, Mount Rainier, and Mount Baker. Includes newspaper clippings from the late 1800s to early 1900s, which comment on the peaks of the Cascade Range, including eruptions, ascents, and other interesting events. Includes Mount Baker, Crater Lake, Glacier Peak (?), Mount Hood, Mounts Rainier and St. Helens, Three Sisters, the California volcanoes of Cinder Cone, Coso, Shasta, and Lassen Peak, and other interesting "volcano" accounts.
"Recent Volcanic Activity" -- Plummer, 1893
WESTERN VOLCANOES:
Chances That Western Washington May See Disastrous Eruptions.
Mountain Peaks of the American Andes and Their Interesting History.
Professor Fred G. Plummer's Paper on "Recent Volcanic Activity" Read Before the Academy of Science, from the Tacoma Ledger, February 28, 1893, courtesy the University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network Website, 2007.
URL for CVO HomePage is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/Historical/framework.html>
If you have questions or comments please contact:
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11/29/07, Lyn Topinka
