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This is a great picture of two kids, J. Patrick and Bill Smith, just enjoying being kids. The picture was taken around 1916. Judging by the writing on the picture, these two were probably already big baseball fans. In 1916 the World Series that year was between the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Robins…
Eatonville has always been a fan of the 4th of July Parade. In fact, so many people take part in the parade, I’ve always been surprised there are still some left to watch. Judging by these two photos, the cars may have changed, but not the enthusiasm. Pictures courtesy of Pat Van Eaton and Diane…
This is a great shot of Nellie Van Eaton, T. C. Van Eaton’s third wife. She’s standing in her back yard. I’m very thankful we don’t have to do our gardening in dresses today. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click to enlarge photo.
We’re lucky that so many people have taken pictures of Eatonville over the years — and saved them. Here’s a look at Mashell Avenue through the years and its transformation. Photos Courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click to enlarge photos. ,
You probably know the Waterer Feed & Fuel building as today’s NAPA store. The Waterer’s owned the store and lived in town until the 60s. Ester Waterer was a bank teller at the Eatonville State Bank until her retirement. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click photo to enlarge.
It was March 18, 1939 and Stanley Scurlock and his young son Rod were putting in horses when they noticed a large plane flying over Alder. Large planes weren’t a common occurrence back then and they looked up to watch. Rod describes the plane coming apart in the air in his and Joe Sander’s book…
Eatonville has always had it’s share of cool guys. The year is 1959 and Tom Van Eaton, David Covington, Lynn Pochert and Pat Van Eaton, are leaning against Pat’s 1939 Buick convertible, which he drove throughout his high school. You can almost hear Elvis Presley or Jerry Lee Lewis playing on their radio. Pat says…
The first image is of the exterior of the Alder, Wash., mill around 1905. The next shot is of the interior of the mill. Note the size of the saw blade — set up for extremely large logs. The mill was located on the south side of town near Alder Creek. A wooden dam was…
Torger Peterson’s family kept with with folks through postcards and letters. (As did everyone then, since there was no internet and phones were spotty at best.) This is a fun postcard from Mineral. I’ll have to brush up on my Norwegian to translate the card. I can read this much, “We are back in the…
This is a pictorial video of the Eatonville’s history. It’s about 20 minutes long, and although there aren’t names to the photos, it’s a great travel through history. You can find it at the Eatonville Library (and possibly the Washington State Library).
Around 1909 the City of Tacoma decided to build a hydro-electric plant in La Grande. They built it between 1910 and 1912 and it cost $58,780,00 ($2,354,984 in today’s dollars). The new plant could produce 6,000 kilowatts, which was enough to meet the entire city’s needs. Besides the plant, a number of homes built at…
Community Day (aka May Day) is a big deal in Eatonville. Did you know . . . it started as an annual community clean up day for the school and town. In 1927 they began having a May Fete on Community Day (already in practice since 1919) along with Community Day. A king was selected…
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