Battle Ground: Named for a Battle That Never Happened
Battle Ground is a city in Clark County, Washington, about 15 miles north of Vancouver. The city's name refers to an 1855 confrontation between U.S. Army troops under Captain William Strong and a group of Klickitat people led by Chief Umtuch. The two sides met to settle the matter peacefully, and the anticipated battle never happened. Chief Umtuch was killed in a separate incident soon after, and the area became known as Strong's Battle Ground, eventually shortened to Battle Ground.
The city incorporated in 1951 and grew slowly until the 1990s, when population growth in Clark County spilled north from Vancouver. The population now exceeds 22,000. Battle Ground Public Schools serves the city and a broad surrounding rural area, with Battle Ground High School and Prairie High School as the district's two comprehensive high schools.
Downtown Battle Ground centers on Main Street, a walkable commercial strip that preserves the scale of a small-town main street. Battle Ground Lake State Park, a 280-acre park on the volcanic crater lake immediately east of the city, provides camping, swimming, and hiking. The lake itself is one of the few crater lakes in western Washington, formed in the caldera of an extinct volcano.
The Lewisville Regional Park on the East Fork Lewis River east of town provides additional recreation along a salmon-bearing stream. State Route 502 connects Battle Ground west to Interstate 5 and east toward the Cascade foothills. The Yacolt Burn State Forest, the largest state forest in western Washington, extends east of Battle Ground into the foothills.
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Battle Ground is a city in Clark County, Washington, about 15 miles north of Vancouver. The city's name refers to an 1855 confrontation between U.S. Army troops under Captain William Strong and a group of Klickitat people led by Chief Umtuch. The two sides met to settle the matter peacefully, and the anticipated battle never happened. Chief Umtuch was killed in a separate incident soon after, and the area became known as Strong's Battle Ground, eventually shortened to Battle Ground.
The city incorporated in 1951 and grew slowly until the 1990s, when population growth in Clark County spilled north from Vancouver. The population now exceeds 22,000. Battle Ground Public Schools serves the city and a broad surrounding rural area, with Battle Ground High School and Prairie High School as the district's two comprehensive high schools.
Downtown Battle Ground centers on Main Street, a walkable commercial strip that preserves the scale of a small-town main street. Battle Ground Lake State Park, a 280-acre park on the volcanic crater lake immediately east of the city, provides camping, swimming, and hiking. The lake itself is one of the few crater lakes in western Washington, formed in the caldera of an extinct volcano.
The Lewisville Regional Park on the East Fork Lewis River east of town provides additional recreation along a salmon-bearing stream. State Route 502 connects Battle Ground west to Interstate 5 and east toward the Cascade foothills. The Yacolt Burn State Forest, the largest state forest in western Washington, extends east of Battle Ground into the foothills.
When Battle Ground is the search area, Escortservice.com returns reviews of the escort websites active there. The site catalogs. Nothing beyond cataloging is offered, including no bookings, no vetting of advertisers, and no mediation. Only visitors who are at least 21 may use the directory.
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