“It was a select few people who established these monuments,” Excessive stated. “We have the list of who’s who, and it was largely a couple of guys from the state historical society. It was a very unrepresentative process.”
(A distinguished Accomplice monument, with flags flying, may be seen alongside Interstate 5 simply south of Ridgefield metropolis limits. The non-public monument is on non-public land and isn’t a part of the Washington State Historic Society venture.)
Misplaced on us right now is one other motivation for a nationalistic monument in Twenties Vancouver, Rose stated: America was a youthful nation then, with more energizing reminiscences of skirmishes and squabbles with Nice Britain. In 1925, native ceremonies championed America as locals celebrated the fort’s legacy, the working U.S. Military base and the dedication of a brand new Military airfield right here.
“In 1925, the British have only been gone for 50 years,” she stated. “People were looking to the future. It was a very significant moment, and there was an emphasis on saying, ‘We are Americans.’ There was a message being sent. There was a strong feeling that it was a new age.”