Pillar Rock (Washington)

Pillar Rock is a pillar-like monolith in the Columbia River, near its mouth. Formerly rising 75–100 feet above the water, it was dynamited and diminished to serve as the site of a navigational marker and light. The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped twice near the rock, on November 7 and November 25, 1805.[1]

The name "Pillar Rock" also refers to a small village on the river's north shore, opposite the rock. As recently as 1851, the village was home to a small group of of the Kathlamet band of Chinook Indians under the headship of a man named Tolillicum.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Topinka, Lynn. "Pillar Rock, Washington". The Columbia River--A Photographic Journey. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Office of Federal Acknowledgement, United States Department of the Interior. "Summary under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Chinook Indian Tribe, Inc.". Bureau of Indian Affairs. p. 28. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

Coordinates: 46°15′29″N 123°35′14″W / 46.25807°N 123.58717°W