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Torger Peterson was one of the first pioneers of Ohop Valley and was instrumental in the building of the Canyon Road. Here’s a shot of his farm in Ohop Valley. The farm house has since burned downed and the site is now owned by the Nisqually Land Trust, who are ironically trying to restore…
It’s hard to imagine trains running through Eatonville, but it was part of life in 1912 when the Depot Hotel was built by R. Marti. In 1939 Marti’s estate sold the Depot Hotel to Mrs. G. Faris of Oakland, Calif. To get an idea of the where it once stood, you are looking up Center…
Lumber camps were common in the early 1900s. Here’s a shot of the Eatonville Lumber Company camp. Some of the trees in this show are bigger around than the smaller rail cars. If you were a logger you would eat and sleep here. But I hear tell that the food was fabulous. It took a…
Check out the team at the Eatonville Lumber Company, which in the early 1900s included the horses. I love the guy in the back waving at us. The mill burned in 1932 and was a blow to the town. The fire wasn’t enough to stop them though. By August, 1933 it was up and running…
These shots of Pacific National Lumber Co., out of National, Wash., abnd Westfork Timber, out of Mineral, Wash., were taken by renowned photographer Kinsey in 1926 and 1928. He (and his brother) were able to catch the loggers, the forests and the logger’s life like no other photographer. Pacific National Lumber Co., is no longer,…
The Eatonville Bank has been standing — and looking pretty much the same — for years. Here’s a shot of the bank in it’s younger years, before Marshell Ave. was paved. On the left is the Hotel Snow. Photo courtesy of the Christensen family and Rich Williams. Click on image to enlarge.
These images of the Eatonville Lumber Co. mill were taken around 1912. It has the long slender stack that was replaced with a more “domed” type in 1932 after the fire. Thanks Christensen family and Rich Williams for sharing these. Click on images to enlarge.
It’s Easter morning and I couldn’t find any Eatonville Easter pictures, but the maybe this spring day in Old Alder will do. Typical Washington, sunny day and you still need an umbrella. The pictures is of Old Alder — back when it was new Alder to these folks. The buildings are solid and built to…
Today is a big day on this site. Thanks to you, your support, your pictures and your comments, this site has reached 100,000 page views. Over the past (almost) two years, people have not only come and read about Eatoville’s history, we have connected lost family members, assisted a Belgium museum in piecing together family…
Check out the winning basketball team of 1952. These guys made it all the way to state, even with No. 82, Dick Logston, playing with the measles. The 1952 BB Team pictured includes: J. B. Logston (manager), Eddie Kroft, Mickey Morrow, Jim Delgianni, Bob Olson, Albert Wehmhoefer, Ernie Jones, Phillip Balmer, Dick Logston, Charles Hale,…
Check out the cost of running the town in 1938. This budget was adopted by the Town Council on October 27, 1937. It’s a far cry from today’s budgets, but then so are the salaries. The entire firemen’s salaries in 1938 were $120, and the meter reader made $300. It was definitely a simpler time.…
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