Around 1912 La Grande became known in Ripley’s Believe it or Not as the “town without a chimney.” They were heated and lit by Tacoma Power and Light. (To read and see more pictures of these homes, click HERE.)
Neal Purdy provided a list of who was living in those homes in 1957, as well as a map.
• Ed Morgan
• Harold Lanning Sr.
• Don Olsen
• Darrell Tunks
• Elmer Cochran
• Roy Kreibel
• Don Hilkemier
• Joe Kearney
• John Nordstrom Sr. (in duplex)
• Ray Etherington
• Lee Cole
• Glenn Melvin
Today the homes no longer stand, but these folks got to be a piece of history.
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Eatonville To Rainier 