Articles tagged with: 1916
Eatonville’s 1916 high school was quite the school. It was head of its time with swimming pool, contemporary cafeteria, and state-of-the-art classrooms and auditorium.
People were blown away by this modern school and it was written …
For decades Eatonville residents — especially those that worked at the mill — shopped at he Eatonville Lumber Company store.
Here’s a peek at the grocery department.
Image courtesy of Rick Parnell and the Parnell family.
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The Eatonville Dispatch got its start in 1916. The press was possibly a 1908 Chandler & Price Gordon press.
Hard Work
There’s a video on YouTube that shows hand typesetting and printing in 1947. Within minutes you understand what …
THANK YOU to everyone who has visited this site and made it a success. In 2012 there were 58,623 visits — roughly 19 times the population of Eatonville.
Your input is making this a valuable addition …
On the corner of Center and Mashell you’ll find Eatonville Outdoor — a shop for all your outdoor sports needs.
A hundred years ago you would have found a jewelry shot owned by the Joseph Hearn. …
This postcard of Torger Peterson’s house in 1916, not long after it was built, was authored by Helen Peterson.
You might think, “Wow, that place must have been famous to have its own postcard,” but it’s …
This shot of the Ag Room at the high school is packed with detail about what farming was all about back then. Notice the poster for the farm horse, and others on the hog, the …
La Grande used to be home to a commercial nitrogen plant.
“The American Nitrogen Products Company started producing sodium nitrate pellets in La Grande in 1916. The product is also known as saltpeter and is used in …
This early shot of the school shows the:
• Gymnasium (on left) built in 1913
• High School (left in the back) built in 1916
• Grade School (on right) built in 1904
Landscaping hasn’t gone in yet, but kids don’t seem …
The Eatonville high school was under construction in 1915. When it was complete, there was no other school like it in the state. The dedication was huge.
Dedication
On dedication day, April 29, [1916], E. W. Shimmons wrote, …
