Castle Rock Downtown News: Snow and Ice on Sidewalks
With the arrival of winter also come dangerous traveling conditions. Snow and ice on the sidewalk can be particularly hazardous.
Businesses owners and residents are encouraged to maintain the sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition for pedestrian passage.
Salt products and de-icing salts will cause severe damage to the new decorative concrete on Cowlitz Street W.
The use of sand or kitty litter is recommended for icy sidewalks.
After many years of collective hard work, our revitalized downtown business district has become a reality.
Now we all must do our part to maintain this inviting ambiance.
Revitalization Project Update: 13-Dec-2011
Castle Rock: Where Past, Present and Future Come Together
Castle Rock is a wonderful place to
live, work and play. It’s a community where the people
are as resilient and vibrant as the natural features that
surround their home; a place where life-long residents
and visitors alike feel they are part of the same tight-knit
family. Read more about our Vision
for Castle Rock.
Castle Rock, the Gateway to Mount St. Helens,
is situated between the Cowlitz River and Interstate 5, located 134
miles south of Seattle and 63 miles north of Portland, Oregon.
(Link
to map of Castle Rock.) It is the northern most city
in Cowlitz County, with a population of 2,120. Spirit
Lake Memorial Highway (State Route 504) connects the
city to the Mount
St. Helens National Monument and Spirit Lake recreation
areas – two of the most outstanding tourist attractions
in Washington State. The City of Castle Rock received the
Association of Washington Cities 2004 Municipal Achievement
Gold Medal Award in recognition of the Riverfront Trail Project. Link
to our parks department for more information on community
parks.
Castle Rock’s historic downtown features
a wide variety of shops, antique stores, restaurants, and
accommodations. Other activities
include the Castle
Rock Exhibit Hall/Visitor's Information Center – displaying
carvings, photographs and exhibits relating to Mount St.
Helens.
The town’s namesake, a 190-foot-high
rock, was a landmark for Cowlitz Indians and Hudson’s
Bay Company traders as early as 1832. Castle Rock prospered
as a Cowlitz River steamboat port and trading center for
valley farms. A local sawmill was the first to produce cedar
shingles, using the Western red cedar, which grows in abundance
in the region.
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