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Skamokawa was the site of an Indian village over 2000 years ago. The name comes from an Indian word meaning "smoke on the water," referring to morning fog at the confluence of Skamokawa Creek and the Columbia River. The first white settlers arrived in 1844 and established a trading post. From 1890 to 1910, logging, commercial fishing and dairy farming were major contributers to the Skamokawa economy. The first co-op creamery was established here in 1898. Skamokawa was named a National Historic District in 1976. It is in Wahkiakum County.
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