William Chapin Collins

Erosion is undercutting a flat, brass marker for William Chapin Collins, the legendary editor and publisher of The Vidette who was related by marriage to the other pioneers buried nearby.

The brass plate over Chapin Collins' grave is in danger of being washed out.Erosion, neglect and tight budgets are taking a toll in Montesano's historic Wynooche Cemetery.A headstone marking the grave of William and Martha Medcalf was broken in two, and its round pillar is on the ground. (Photo by Lew Pumphrey)