Who discovered Mt. St. Helens?
Ashley Hajdas
Dear Ashley,
Mount St. Helens was probably first discovered by the native american
people who crossed the Bering Straight landbridge and colonized the
continent of North America. It's European name was given by an early
explorer who sailed up the Columbia River, Capt. Peter
Vancouver who named it for a friend, the Baron Saint Helens. Prior to
that the local peoples on different sides of the mountain had various
names for it. . .Loowit (keeper of the fire), Laweelatla.
Scott Rowland, University of Hawaii
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