This is a fabulous new book, available for purchase mid April, 2011.
Donald Johnstone takes us on a trip through time, looking at those small towns in the upper Nisqually valley. The pictures alone make the book worth checking out.
You can purchase the book for about $22.00 from a variety of outlets:
• Amazon
• Kirk’s Pharmacy
• Ashford Creek Pottery and Gifts
* Elbe Depot
* Through the Eatonville Historical Society
Eatonville To Rainier 
6 responses to “Upper Nisqually Valley”
[…] Inside the powerhouse the four sets of Allis-Chalmers turbines and generators each produced 8,000 horsepower.” (Per Upper Nisqually Valley) […]
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Also available at Mineral Market, 104 Front Street E, Mineral.
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[…] you will find: • lots of artifacts • books to buy written by local authors Abbi Wonacott and Donald Johnstone • membership applications, and • someone to answer any questions — like me if you’re […]
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[…] This excerpt is taken from the book Upper Nisqually Valley: […]
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[…] After work each day, teams of the new owners lifted the houses off their foundations, placed them on trailers or skids, then hauled them to the the new site, where they were then lifted onto the newly prepared foundation. Today as one travel from Elbe to the Park Gate, they can see these houses. The Grange building in Elbe and the Whittier Bunkhouse are from National, as are over 20 other homes in the valley.” (Per Upper Nisqually Valley.) […]
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[…] Ohop Bob was an upscale restaurant, banquet hall and motel, all wrapped up in one. Originally built by a cycle club, it was further developed in 1914 by the Washington Automotive Club for their two-day trips from Tacoma to Longmire. (Per Upper Nisqually Valley.) […]
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