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For those of you who need a quick Torger Peterson 101, he was the man who first settled in Ohop Valley. He wrote a small story about the account in this post. I got a chance to talk to his great granddaughter this week, Linda Lewis. Along the many pictures and documents he had, this…
The Alder Store (around 1946) serviced folks not only in Alder, but those headed up to to Mount Rainier. Much of Alder was moved or taken down when the dam was built and the area was flooded. This store, however, was built after the flooding and was owned by Carl Rotter and his wife Veora (Rathbone)…
In 1911, Dr. A. W. Bridge was concerned about keeping the logging community in one piece. He needed electricity to run his X-ray machines, and worked with the Eatonville Lumber Company to come up with a solution. In November, he asked permission to “string wire from the mill to the drug store and hospital for the…
It’s not the best picture of the EHS 1923 girls basketball team, but you’ve got to love the uniforms. 1923 was an interesting year in history of women’s basketball. The Women’s Division of the National Amateur Athletic Federation (WDNAAF) held its first conference. Over the next few years it tried to ban women’s extramural basket…
Just wanted to let everyone know that this weekend at the Eatonville Art Festival there are two history booths. Eatonville Historical Society At the Eatonville Historical Society booth you will find: • lots of artifacts • books to buy written by local authors Abbi Wonacott and Donald Johnstone • membership applications, and • someone to…
Anna Peterson kept up communications in 1908 and 1908 via postcards. These were postmarked from Tacoma and Ashford. Living next door to what was once her home, I feel a little kinship when I mail off my postcards at the Eatonville post office. Images courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on images to enlarge. …
This group of kids is the Alder Elementary in 1941. Teachers were Mr. Abner and Miss Jacobson. If you spot anyone you know in here, let me know. Photos courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click in image to enlarge.
We’re lucky that during the building of the Canyon Road in 1920, someone was up there taking a lot of photos. This second set of photos shows the temporary offices and was also where the men ate. Photos courtesy of the Haynes family and Pat Van Eaton. Click on images to enlarge. …
There were several premieres in 1972 — The Poseidon Adventure in theaters, The Waltons on televisions, and The Eatonville Art Festival in Eatonville. Art festivals are common today, but that wasn’t the case 40 years ago. In 1972, Vince Troccoli, probably best known as the past publisher of the Dispatch, and Terry Van Eaton got together…
This photo is entitled “Wreck at the Elbe Lumber and Shingle Company”. A title like that deserves more story, but unfortunately I only have the picture. This wasn’t the first catastrophe for Elbe Lumber and Shingle. In September 1922, a fire started under the planing mill of the big plant (a mile north of Elbe)…
In 1914 — the same year Mother’s Day was officially recognized and Babe Ruth made his debut — this group of kids was graduating from eighth grade. Frances Mensik, Herman Heckel and Alfred Breuer are three of the graduates. Unfortunately, I’m unsure which ones. For more information on some of these grads, please read some…
Eatonville To Rainier 