Articles tagged with: La Grande
Around 1912 La Grande was home to what was “a town without a chimney“.
Here are a couple more pictures of these futuristic homes, which ran solely on electricity. Unfortunately, none of these homes survived.
Photos courtesy …
For you science buffs, Donald Johnstone has provided two articles on the La Grande Nitrogen plant. Beware, you need to understand a bit about chemistry to fully appreciate the articles.
• The first, printed in 1930, ran …
Ohop Mutual Light Company has been a part of the community for decades. “It was organized in the fall of 1920. Andrew Anderson was the prime mover in the organization and served as president continuously …
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 …
In 1953 it was obvious Eatonville’s lumber mill, the town’s main industry, was shutting down. Hundreds of people had already left and residents were depressed and worried about the town’s survival.
No one wanted to see …
This shot of the La Grande dam, built in 1910, was taken from unique angle to include some farming of the day.
i’m only guessing as to the 1915 date. If anyone has a better one, …
Here are a few shots from the Nisqually dam taken in 1927.
This excerpt is taken from the book Upper Nisqually Valley:
“The flow that was to be used for power generation was divereted into a 1,3000 …
In 1915, when the Eatonville high school was construction, the Eatonville school was one of the best around.
Here is a small write up. I’m not sure where it was published, but it reads . . …
In 1912, the Canyada Lodge was the something to behold. It was built in La Grande, by Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, John L. McMurray, for $92,500 — something like $2.1 million today.
In 1927 the grand …
Here are two photos of the LaGrande Aqueduct taken in LaGrande, Wash., in 1915.
In the first photo you can actually see people at the top.
Rich Williams, “The water was diverted at LaGrande Dam, and the flume ran …
