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The intersection at Mashell and Center is an odd one — Center almost lining up with itself, but not quite. Makes you wonder if the town planners had one too many beers that night. The real reason, I’ve heard though, was that it was the town’s well behind the weird intersection. The well was vital…
Here’s a great ad for the Eatonville Lumber Company. It ran in the March 1936 Dispatch. This was the week to pick up some pork or milk-fed veal. The prices seem cheap, but the average wage in 1936 was $1,713.00 a year. The phone number is easy to remember too — 8-R-3. Photo courtesy of…
These kids are showing off go-cart No. 2 in front of the Eatonville Lumber Company. I’m not sure how the cart was powered, but they were ready to ride. The Eatonville Lumber Company sold more than wood. Back then it was a general store — you could buy everything from food to clothes. (Click on…
This snippet from the Eatonville Dispatch, February 9, 1927, gives you a feeling for the everyday goings on in the town the. Some things harken back to a simpler time, when who visited was a newsworthy item. In other areas we can see how far we’ve come as a society (i.e. we’re no longer referring…
The Weyerhaeuser Elementary School wasn’t always the modern structure you see today. In fact, changed a couple times before becoming the facility it is today. The first one was an older school house. The second, brick building (340th & Mt. Hwy. E.) was built on late donated by the Trask family. For decades the school housed…
There was a school in Ashford from 1906 until it was consolidated with Eatonville in 1949. Ashford was first known at Succotash Valley, named by the Indians, but was later called Ashford after Walter Ashford — one of the early settlers. (per History of Southeastern Pierce County.) It turns out (see Randy’s comments) only the…
Dispatch article that ran July 22, 1954. It reads: The third Swan Lake schoolhouse on the day of school let out in 1901 is seen with parents and children gathered there for hte occasion. Fourth row: Mrs. Richard King, Ronney Setzer, Miss Ella Knudson, teacher. Third row: Sophia Clark,Mrs. Robert (Catherine) Fianderc, Emma Fiander, Mrs.…
Early on logging was done by rail. Locomotives came steaming in to pick up the lumber, like these Weyerhaeuser Timber Company locomotives. If you want to see some of these old trails up close, Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad has live demonstrations — on the rail, not picking up logs. For a fee you an jump on…
I love this photo because of the incredibly creepy, and realistic bear masks. I’m not sure what production required bears, candy cane sticks, and girls is summer dresses, but I wish I’d seen in. My best guess is that they’redressed for Community Day celebrations. If anyone has information, please speak up. Photo courtesy of the…
The photo isn’t super clear, but you can see the what looks sidewalks going in on Mashell Ave. in front of the Redman Hall (now the approximately where Jebinos parking lot is now.). Across the dirt street is the Methodist church, which is still there, and down at the end of Mashell you can see Eatonville…
Pictured here are the first busses that ran from the Tacoma Eastern Depot in Ashford to Mt. Rainier. People could also get a good look at the mountain from the air too. The first airplane flights over the park and around the Mountain were made in July 1920. Three planes circled the mountain and the…
This photo was labeled Alder sheep ranch. Sheep back in the early 1900s could supply a number of things to a family. From these sheep the household could have obtained: • Food. Lamb comes from a sheep under a year and mutton comes from one over. • Wool. From wool they could have made everything…
Eatonville To Rainier 