Mt. St Helens Research Paper

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Mt. St. Helens is known as “Louwala-Clough”.Louwala Clough is also known as the “Smoking Mountain” because of some Indians of the Pacific Northwest, while, Mt. St. Helens had a memorable story behind its name. It was named Mt. St. Helens to honor a fellow countryman, who happened to be one of the naval officers. It was Captain George Vancouver, who had the idea and dedicated it to honor his fellow countryman, Alleyne Fitzherbert and Vancouver named the three other volcanoes, Mount Hood, Mount Rainier and Mount Baker for the other British Naval Officers as well. Captain George Vancouver is known as the British Royal Navy, a seafarer and also an explorer. On the other hand, Alleyne Fitzherbert was the one who held the baron St. Helens and also

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