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I just used my cell phone to text my niece, check Facebook and take a picture. It’s hard to imagine a life without these portable computers in our pockets. But, it wasn’t all that long ago phones were a luxury. Eatonville had phones early on. Mr. and Mrs. Dye and Mr. Biggs incorporated The Mount…
This postcard shows what I think was the Mountain Highway (Highway 7) back around 1917 or earlier. The cars would be come down the hill into Ohop Valley. The deer an interesting addition. The note on the back is unfortunately a sad one: Dear Brother and Family, Ben is much worse and is very helpless.…
Dan Hamilton shares this incredible find. “It’s a water piping plan [for the Eatonville Lumber Co.] from the 1940’s. It is the most accurate and complete layout of the mill site I have ever seen. The original is 36″ x 52″, scan is a bit poor, but zoom in and considering it’s age, pretty neat,” he…
Dan Hamilton shared these checks. He says, “Some old paperwork found in the Mill building in the 1960s, under the sawdust bunk.” Like that they were drawn on the Eatonville State Bank too. Dan’s family had chicken farm on the old mill site, so they came across a lot of cool stuff. Image courtesy of…
The hydroelectric dam at La Grande was built twice. The first, and smaller dam, in 1912. It was the first independent project by Tacoma Power. The LaGrande Powerhouse was upgraded in 1945 with the addition of a higher dam to impound more water. Here are a couple photos of the construction around 1912. Photos courtesy of…
Thank you Tom Hamilton for sharing pictures of artifacts collected from the Eatonville Lumber Co. For those of you who don’t know, the Hamilton family purchased the lumber company land and ran a chicken farm there for many years. Over that time, they came across some interesting lumber company history. Images courtesy of Tom Hamilton.…
This sweet Eatonville postcard was sent from Eatonville in 1909 by Alma to Miss Bella Campbell in Tacoma. “I seen your brother Sunday. I had forgotten your address so I can’t write until now. I will be down to see you the last part of the next month. I will write a letter latter.” Alma…
Here are a couple ribbons from the 1926 Kapowsin Fair, when it was an active mill town. (Also the same year Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio becomes Walt Disney Studios and the first flight was made over the North Pole.) If anyone has any information about the fair, please share it with us. Images courtesy of…
Louie Mettler had this picture taken in San Francisco, Calif., after coming over from Switzerland to find work. He was born in 1894, and was the oldest of three brothers. He came to the U.S. when he was young to make money and support his family. The young man had no idea that he…
Dick Logston shares these pictures, facts and memories of Eatonville’s fabulous basketball coach Ernie Cope. “Ernie Cope was a coach at the old Kapowsin high school in the early forties before coaching at Eatonville. His first Eatonville Basketball team was in 1945. He coached at Eatonville from 1945 to 1967 before retiring. “Many former players, fellow…
These kids are ready to fish — with poles, bucket and even their dog. They are also pretty dressed up. Check out the girls’ dresses and hats. The little boy in the center is Dan Christensen and I believe the woman on the far left is maybe Katie Christensen? If anyone can confirm, feel free…
John Van Eaton stands outside Van Eaton Chevrolet, his automotive business on Mashell Avenue in 1959. You probably know it better today as Sorensen’s. If you’d like to see the building of the building, just click HERE. Picture courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on image to enlarge.
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