This sign is at west end of Cowlitz River Bridge on Wash. Hwy. 505 in Toledo.
Marker Name: August 29, 1851
Marker Text: A convention, held at Cowlitz, 1 mile south, formulated a petition asking Congress to divide Oregon. Acting on this, Washington Territory was created. President Fillmore signed the act March 2, 1853. This memorial erected by Washington State Historical Society, 1922.