Caples, Washington Explained

Caples, Washington
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Label:Caples
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the state of Washington
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cowlitz
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:−8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:−7
Coordinates:45.9056°N -122.8008°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:20
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:98674
Area Code:360
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1513509

Caples is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington. The Caples community is located 2.5miles west of Woodland along Caples Road, on the east shore of Columbia River and across the river from Columbia City, Oregon. The Caples community is part of the Woodland School District, a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students.

Caples Landing

Caples Landing (45.905°N -122.8028°W)[2] was an embarkation point for steamboat passengers on the Columbia River. On 25 February 1901 a passenger on the Lurline, Gordon Smith, fell overboard and drowned after boarding at Caples Landing.[3]

In 1860, Charles Caples, a doctor in Columbia City, his brother Hezekiah Caples, and others planned to build a railroad along the Columbia River.[4] The Columbia River and Hillsboro Railroad was incorporated in 1868. The railroad was intended to run from Hillsboro, Oregon to Caples Landing or else to Columbia City.[5] The venture was a failure, but in 1883 Charles Caples was involved with the Northern Pacific Railway extension to Columbia City. Caples' farmhouse is now a registered historic place.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1513509}} USGS—Caples, Washington ]. 15 June 2014.
  2. Web site: 2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files . census.gov . 15 June 2014.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=sVYpAAAAYAAJ Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector General, Steamboat Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce
  4. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77849025 "Caples. Dr. Charles G. & Lucinda McBride, Farmstead"
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=PvFOAQAAIAAJ General Laws of the State of Oregon