Locals know Barney’s Corner as a gas station, but early on it was much, much more.
I believe this matchbook cover comes from around the 1940s. Back then there was food and dance.
Barney was Keith Malcom’s brother …
C. Boettcher log pond in Alder, Wash.
This picture is entitled “C. Boettcher log pond head works, Alder, Wa.”.
The pond and the logs may not seem all that impressive at first glance, but look closely. There is a man standing on one of the logs to give you some scale. Many of these trees are massive!
Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton.
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These images come from Sandra Wood, who found them in her father’s things. Since he logged up in National, she assumes they are from that area.
Enjoy!
Photos courtesy of Sandra Wood.
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This little piece of history was just for sale on Ebay. It’s a postcard from W. Harding to Elsie Holgate in Longmire Springs (the area seven miles outside Mount Rainier National Park). It’s a shot of …
The Eatonville School District has come a long way in the last 100+ years. This was Eatonville’s first schoolhouse. You can find it today at Glacier View Park.
Here is some information about the little school house …
Joe Larin captured this group cleaning up at the Mashel Prairie Indian Cemetery Shaker Church. Anyone have any names?
The Indian Henry grave monument is there today in La Grande, Wash.
This isn’t something new to Eatonville. In …
The Burwash family is sitting outside at the farm, checking out the newest addition to the family.
Sarah Rabel writes this February 16, 2017:
“Today, my mind has rested on Grandma Burwash [Carolyn Burwash], who passed away …
Charlie Boettcher’s “pond” must have relocated or changed considerably by the 1940-50’s. I remember swimming in his “pond” during those years on trips our family took from Bremerton, where we lived, to ‘the Carlson farm”, our family’s farm.
I think this was taken in the early 1900’s, when the pond wasn’t used much as a swim hole. 🙂
This pond was formed behind this 1st Alder Dam aka “the head works”This lake was very small compared to the Alder Lake now.
Thanks for this!!