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Washougal is a city in Clark County, Washington, whose motto is "Gateway to the Gorge," reflecting its position at the western entrance to the Columbia River Gorge on the north bank of the Columbia River.

Washougal is the southernmost incorporated place in Washington state.

The name Washougal comes from a Chinookan term recorded by fur trader Alexander Ross in 1811 as "Wasough-ally"; the city itself says the name is thought to derive from an Indigenous word meaning "rushing water."

Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery camped near the Washougal River in April 1806 on their return voyage and tentatively named it the "Seal River" for the seals they saw there.

English sailor Richard Ough built a home in the area between 1838 and 1841, and David C. Parker's 1844 settlement of Parkersville — which included George Bush, among the first African American settlers in the Pacific Northwest — was one of the earliest American communities on the river.

A public school established at Parkersville in 1852–53 has been claimed to be the first American school north of the Columbia River.

The modern townsite of Washougal was platted on May 6, 1880, and the city was incorporated in 1908, the same year the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway arrived.

A textile mill opened in Washougal in 1910 was acquired by Pendleton Woolen Mills in 1912, tying the city to the famous Oregon blanket and apparel maker.

Washougal's Mount Pleasant Grange Hall is described as the oldest continually used grange hall in Washington.

Washougal had a population of 17,039 at the 2020 census, living in 6,251 households, up from 14,095 residents in 2010.