Editing Toledo, Washington (section)

==History==
Simon Plomondon (or Plamondon), an employee of the Hudson Bay Company, settled in the area in 1820, taking up a [[donation land claim]],  marrying a Cowlitz Indian chief's (Chief Schanewah) daughter Thas-e-muth (Veronica) and becoming the first white man to settle in what would later be known as Southwest Washington. Their first child was born in what would become Toledo in 1821.<ref>The Toledo Community Story, Geni, Lewis Talk, The Chronicle article by Andy Skinner - 9/27/2013</ref> The early inhabitancy was not the first non-Indigenous settlement in the area, as the [[Pugets Sound Agricultural Company]] opened and maintained the [[Fort Cowlitz|Cowlitz Farm]] in 1839, near Toledo. In the mid-1850s during the [[Puget Sound War]], volunteers constructed a [[blockhouse]] at Cowlitz Landing amid fears of potential Native American attacks; no combat at the fort took place.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Julie |title=White Settlers Flee to Blockhouses During Indian Wars |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/julie-mcdonald-commentary-white-settlers-flee-to-blockhouses-during-indian-wars,300549? |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=September 26, 2022}}</ref>

By the 1850s, a settlement known as Cowlitz Landing was formed after passengers of the river began disembarking during their journeys around the area. The landing was approximately {{convert|1.25|mi}} southwest of present-day Toledo. The Cowlitz River changed course, eventually removing any remaining signs of the early community, and a new landing was established at the Tokul Creek junction. Another pioneer, Edward D. Warbass, began a port in the area after purchasing a claim in July 1850. The following year he established a post office known as Warbassport and served as a Lewis County treasurer and auditor for several years. In 1879, Captain Kellogg decided the area was conducive to build a town and began to purchase lands with that intent.<ref name="TERL"/>

Toledo was officially incorporated on October 10, 1892.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Toledo History |url=https://toledowa.us/history/ |publisher=City of Toledo, Washington |access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>