Editing Harry R. Truman (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Mount St. Helens eruption memorial, Johnston Ridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Truman's name is on a plaque (bottom right) with names of the 57 victims of the May 18 eruption, with Mount St. Helens in the background.|alt=A plaque with the carved names of the eruption's victims appears, with a bouquet of flowers sitting on its center. In the background, Mount St. Helens can be seen.]]

Truman emerged as a folk hero for his resistance to the evacuation efforts.<ref name=Bull/> ''[[The Columbian]]'' wrote: "With his 10-dollar name and hell-no-I-won't-go attitude, Truman was a made-for-prime-time folk hero."<ref name=oldman>{{Cite news|url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/01/the-old-man-and-the-mountain/|title=The old man and the mountain|work=[[The Columbian]] |date=April 1, 2010|access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> His friends and family commented: "He was a very opinionated person."<ref name=des/> Truman's friend John Garrity added, "The mountain and the lake were his life. If he'd left and then saw what the mountain did to his lake, it would have killed him anyway. He always said he wanted to die at Spirit Lake. He went the way he wanted to go."<ref name=des/> 

Truman's niece Shirley stated, "He used to say 'that's my mountain and my lake and he would say those are my arms and my legs.' If he would have seen it the way it is now, I don't think he would have survived."<ref name=cbs/> Truman's cousin Richard Ice commented that Truman's short period as a celebrity was "the peak of his life."<ref name=des/>

Truman was the subject of the books ''Truman of St. Helens: The Man and His Mountain'', written by his niece Shirley Rosen,{{sfn|Rosen|1981|p=163}} and ''The Legend of Harry Truman'', written by his sister, Geri Whiting.<ref name=star/> He was portrayed by [[Art Carney]], his favorite actor,<ref>{{cite news |last=Harti |first=John |date=November 12, 1980 |title=St. Helens and Harry Truman erupt on film |page=D3 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref> in the 1981 docudrama ''[[St. Helens (film)|St. Helens]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i_tXAAAAIBAJ&dq=st%20helens%20movie&pg=2529%2C5031415|title=St. Helens visits state|date=January 1, 1981|work=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]|page=30|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> Memorabilia were sold in the area surrounding Mount St. Helens, including Harry R. Truman hats, pictures, posters, and postcards. A restaurant named after him was opened in [[Anchorage, Alaska]], serving themed dishes such as Harry's Hot Molten Chili.<ref name=star/> 

According to ''[[The Washington Star]]'', more than 100 songs had been composed in Truman's honor by 1981, in addition to a commemorative album entitled ''The Musical Legend Of Harry Truman — A Very Special Collection Of Mount St. Helens’ Volcano Songs''.<ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://www.columbiagorge.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Truman_Harry_S.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.columbiagorge.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Truman_Harry_S.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Ballad of Harry Truman Hails folk hero|date=September 1, 1981|access-date=January 3, 2018|work=[[The Washington Star]]}}</ref> Lula Belle Garland wrote "The Legend of Harry And The Mountain," which was recorded in 1980 by Ron Shaw & The Desert Wind Band.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mt. St. Helens: The mountain that slept 100 years and a man who loved that mountain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT28|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=92|issue=32|date=August 16, 1980|page=29}}</ref> Musicians Ron Allen and Steve Asplund wrote a country rock song in 1980 called "Harry Truman, Your Spirit Still Lives On". {{sfn|Gawande|2014|p=270}} One of the major characters from the first two seasons of TV show ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990-91) was named Sheriff [[Harry S. Truman (Twin Peaks)|Harry S. Truman]] in his honor. [[Billy Jonas]] included Truman's narrative in his song "Old St. Helen" in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Old St. Helen from What Kind Of Cat Are You?!|url = http://www.billyjonas.com/index.php?page=songs&display=69|last= Jonas|first= Billy|publisher=Billy Jonas Band|access-date = January 21, 2016}}</ref> He is the subject of the 2007 song "Harry Truman"{{sfn|Gawande|2014|p=270}} written and recorded by Irish band [[Headgear (band)|Headgear]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Guerin |first=Harry |date=June 1, 2007 |title=Headgear – Flight Cases |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2007/0529/449500-headgear/ |access-date=December 29, 2017 |publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]}}</ref>

Truman Trail and Harry's Ridge in the Mount St. Helens region are named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=41632|title=Trail #207 Truman (Willow Springs #207A)|publisher=[[United States Forest Service]]|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=79243|title=Trail #1E Harry's Ridge|publisher=[[United States Forest Service]]|access-date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> The Harry R. Truman Memorial Park was named in his honor in [[Castle Rock, Washington|Castle Rock]], Washington,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tdn.com/business/local/castle-rock-lions-turning-park-over-to-city/article_fa027288-9ce2-531b-b6ed-b5f0294b7c6c.html|title=Castle Rock Lions turning park over to city|last=LaBoe|first= Barbara|date=May 4, 2008|access-date=January 3, 2018|work=[[The Daily News (Longview)|The Daily News]]}}</ref> though it later was renamed Castle Rock Lions Club Volunteer Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/us/buzz-was-big-but-mount-st-helens-eruption-wasnt.html|title=Buzz Was Big, but Mount St. Helens Eruption Wasn't|last=Kershaw|first= Sarah|date=October 14, 2004|access-date=January 3, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>