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Eatonville residents often complain that the deer are eating their flowers. It could be worse. A hundred years ago it was cows and horses in your yard. Here are just some of Eatonville’s animal ordinances Horse & Cow March 1911 — Eatonville’s Horse and Cow Ordinance is amended “to allow cows to roam at large during…
This house sits across from the family center on Center Street. It was originally built by Bob Potter (the town plumber) and his wife Orena (King) Potter in 1922. Except for the landscaping, little has changed over the past 90 years. Photos courtesy of Rich Williams and Chris Bivins. Click on images to enlarge.
Here is a before and after picture of Mashell Ave. The first shot is 1917 and then second was taken in 2011, 95 years later. 1917 was the first year of WWI and some of Eatonville’s young men went off to war. With the lack of men to work the mills, wages went up. (Common…
The first theater was built by Frank Van Eaton in 1917 (I’ve also heard 1915). The building still stands on Mashell Ave., across from the visitor’s center. However, the “boardwalk” has been long since replaced with concrete. Image courtesy of Rich Williams. Click on image to enlarge.
This pictureoutside the Rainier School was taken prior to 1902 because I notice some Ohop kids, like Anna Peterson, in the back row. (1902 was when Ohop built their own school.) Where is Waldo I encourage folks to click on the photo and find some interesting details: • Boy the the violin • Boy with…
Here we see a big tree coming down and then paraded by Murphy Logging in the 50s. The tree was so big, it was hauled out on more than one truck. Eatonville’s, Murphy Logging is no longer in operation, but their photos live on. These six shots have a little for everyone, whether you’re into…
World Word II was known for many things, including gasoline rationing. It turns out gasoline rationing had nothing to do with gas. Gas purchases were restricted to conserve on tires. The Japanese armies had cut the U.S. off from its chief supply of rubber. Gas Rationing Classification From what I understand, it worked like this: • An…
The back of this pictures reads . . . Picture taken of the hotel at Longmire August 1898. I’m not sure if this if this the Longmire hotel, but that would be a good guess. And it looks like the picture online. A simple, 5-room hotel was built by Longmires built in 1890 and later…
People started homesteading in Eatonville in the late 1800s, the first church wouldn’t be built for years. So where did people congregate on Sundays? The local hotel. The first “public” religious services were held in 1892 at the Groe Hotel. [Owner Frank Groe was described as “a fat little man whose jokes and laugher lightened…
I like to call this man, Dynamite Dan, because he’s featured in many of the pictures documenting the explosives used in the building of the Canyon Road. In reality, I have no idea what his name was, and if anyone does know who this scruffy gentleman is or his brave assistants, please let me know.…
Here is a glimpse into the “Catalogue and Announcement of Eatonville Public Schools for Session 1913-14”. This 28-page catalog was leather bound and contained just everything you needed to know about Eatonville School, including the blueprint of the gymnasium that was under construction. Shown here is 1913 EHS baseball team. Top Row (LtoR): F. Petersen,…
This Ohop Valley barn was built by Fred Henrickson in 1947. You can see it standing in all its former glory when you drive down Highway 7 through the valley. Fred, a talented carpenter, was the son of Norwegian pioneers Jens and Christine Henricksen, and his son Gary still lives in Eatonville. The barn is…
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