- Ilwaco,
- WA
- Community Focus: For All
- Geographic Region: Southwest Washington
- Historical Society
The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum “is a community-based organization, the purpose of which is to preserve and interpret the heritage of the Columbia Pacific region, including the lower Columbia River and adjacent coastal areas of southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon, with a special emphasis on the Columbia’s north shore, the Long Beach Peninsula and vicinity of Willapa Bay in Pacific County, Washington. To achieve this aim, the Foundation, but means of operating the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, shall endeavor to provide formal and informal educational experiences for people of all ages through collection, preservation, research, exhibition and interpretation of artifacts, arts, crafts, documents, photographs and other working displays, supplemented by publications and educational outreach programs, with the intended results of increasing awareness and personal growth for residents of and visitors to the Columbia Pacific region.”