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We’re fortunate that the Graeber family has these wonderful 1920s photos from the Griffith & Graeber logging company. Here we see a lineup of the trucks loaded up and ready to leave the woods — wide angle lens to less. The early 20s was an exciting time when it came to technology. The first domestic…
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 up various publications. If you want to take a look inside at some of its rooms, just click HERE.…
July 4, 1915, was a big day in Eatonville. The cornerstone for the new high school was laid. There was a parade and everyone gathered to see the start of what would be become one of the most modern schools of its time. Eatonville would become the envy of many. There would be a swimming…
If you head up past to La Grande, there are some nice spots to stop and see Alder dam. This is a shot of it while is was being built in 1944. Construction was complete in 1945. Here are a few Alder Dam facts. High as a 24-story building If you stood at the base…
Curious about what was going on in Ohop Valley in 1929? Well, you can stop wondering. This issue of Ohop Weekly published March 15, 1929, by the Edgerton School, has a little of everything — and some of it as timely today as yesterday). Editor in Charge was Jewel Anderson. Here were this week’s stories:…
Logging trucks have come a long way. Griffith and Graeber logging were getting huge logs out of the woods with what looks like an early 1920s Kelly truck. From this photo, it looks like the tree might win. To see more of these trucks, click HERE. Photo provided by the Graeber family. Click on image to…
This article on the Swan Lake School ran in the The Eatonville Dispatch in 1954. You’ll find a few familiar names amongst the students. Fourth row: Mrs. Richard King, Ronney Stezer, Miss Ella Knudson, teacher Third row: Sophia Clark, Mrs. Robert Fiander, Emma Fiander, Mrs. George Kreger, Peter Asmussen Second row: Susie Fiander, Orena King,…
The May Pole has been a part of Eatonville’s May Day celebrations since its start. In fact, if you wanted to find out if someone went to school in Eatonville, one of the questions would be, “What year did you dance the May Pole?” We are part of a grand tradition. The May Pole has…
Eatonville’s May Day (aka Community Day) celebrations will be held tomorrow. To get folks in the mood, here’s a look at May Day in 1937 — the same year Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Included is the 1937 program, which included a track meet, school exhibits, picnic lunch, free ice cream, Pet Parade,…
The M. R. Smith Shingle Mill in Mineral, Wash., is no longer. But if you’re ever up there fishing, you can squint and easily imagine the place a bustling timber town and logs floating lake. “The M.R. Smith Shingle Company mill was established in 1905 and survived into the 1980s. Western cedar grows as single…
In 1977, after 13 years of abuse, battered housewife Francine Hughes set fire to the bed her husband was sleeping in, killing him and destroying the home. After Francine committed the murder, she packed up the kids and drove to the local police station to confess. She was found not guilty by a jury of…
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