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In the early 1900s, when you visited you Mineral, you could stay at the Mineral Hotel, with a spectacular view of Mineral Lake. Photo courtesy of Corlene Iverson and Family. Click on image to enlarge.
This fabulous shot comes from the Smith family. The only men named here are: Front Row Rudolph Fitzer and Arthur Fredericksen. If anyone can shed light on the other guys, please let me know. Rudolph was a member of the school board in the 1920s, a town council man and also built a small sawmill…
Mineral, Wash., was a thriving little town in the early 1900s. Mineral came into being when prospectors thought they’d find gold. Alas, all they found was coal and arsenic. Luckily, there was enough wood around to support a sawmill. This is a shot of Front Street, facing west. Photo courtesy of the Dunlap family. Click…
This wonderful shot of an older man, dog and boy comes to us from the Olde Towne Kapowsin Facebook page. The sign reads: Kapowsin-Paradise, 300 ft., J. Shea, Boats -Cabins If anyone has any information you can shed on this image, or J. Shea, please let me know. Photo courtesy of Jessica Portenier. Click on…
It’s a little hard to image a father and son taking off today on horseback. But here we have Clyde Williams and his son Cecil Williams during the days before automobiles ruled the roads. Photo courtesy of Rich and Ruthie Williams. Click on image to enlarge.
If logging wasn’t hard enough back in the day, just add snow. This was a wintery glimpse of Reliance (between Alder and Elbe) in the early 1900s. Photo courtesy of Randy Stewart. Click on image to enlarge.
The Alder Presbyterian Church holds a lot of memories for people. Diane Purdy Arnold says, “I believe that this was moved out of Old Alder. I used to get to ring the bell for Sunday School after Uncle Charlie died. Then later when I was working at the store, I would go up on my…
Posing here outside the Torger Peterson home is Heddy Olden, Alice Peterson, Norm Olden, and Carl Peterson. Photo courtesy of Linda Lewis. Click on image to enlarge
Today I’m taking a post written by Elmer Potts on the Eatonville History Facebook page. For those of you going to Glacier View cemetery tomorrow, you may wish to consider these thoughts that I am posting in honor of the Nisei boys from around here who served with honor in WWII: The dates on the…
I’ve just been told about a great site — minerallake.com – which has lots of local pictures, like this one. This is Mineral Hill Road near the lodge. The sign above the road says “Mineral Lake Inn,” which is now know as Mineral Lake Lodge. “The three story cedar log lodge was constructed in 1906…
Picked up another post card on Ebay of Ohop Valley. This one is from 1948. As you can see from the note, S. J. was excited about seeing Mount Rainier. “Dear Folks, We are going to be able to see Mt. Rainier from the tower— I’m thrilled! It’s a perfect day – we’re leaving Shelton…
A wintery shot of Henry Horn’s shingle mill in Eble taken in the early 1900s. Before composite roofs, most roofs in this area were made from shingles. A shingle mill “was used to slice a section of log into tapered wedges to create shingles. To see what these old machines looked like, just click HERE. Photo…
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