Crisis on the Columbia River

A rare bit of fascinating history involving the aftermath of the May 18th, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Courtesy of our friends at the Cowlitz County Historical Museum. Visit their site to learn more.
www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/218/Museum

[@JaredBStewart]

Wow, super interesting.

[@davidnewcomb2700]

I had suspected there might be incidents on the river such as these, but until now, never heard the stories. Thanks much!

[@aftonsmead6766]

Captain Harold Smead was my grandfather

[@2nd_of_3]

I was living in Eugene, Oregon.. Never Heard A thing about this! Crazy!

[@stlouisix3]

What a mess❕️🤣🤣🤣😂😂😄😉😁 Glad it's clean now😄

[@michaelmarriott1177]

well its still mucky water but not a problem unlike back then

[@jamesparks3504]

I can only get russian closed captions...? English would be nice. Or maybe Ukrainian..🙂