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Carl Harvey
Nineteenth-century gold seekers were the first non-Indians...
Fire Lookouts
Fire lookout towers have stood atop the Selkirk Mountains ...
Pend Oreille County Historical Society
The residents of Pend Oreille County have long been intere...
Washington Hotel - Metaline Falls
The Washington Hotel is among the most recognizable buildi...
Sullivan Creek Hydroelectric Project
Located near Metaline Falls, in the northeastern corner of...
Sullivan Lake CCC
In less than a decade, the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC...
Sullivan Lake Ranger Station
National forest lands cover much of Pend Oreille County. T...
Metaline Falls School
No single building had as profound of an effect on Metalin...
Metaline Falls Bridge
The Pend Oreille River put early residents of Metaline and...
Metaline Falls, Washington
Metaline Falls derived its name from the mineral-rich land...
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Carl Harvey
Nineteenth-century gold seekers were the first non-Indians to settle along the Pend Oreille River. While most of the prospectors departed as anonymously as they came, a few stayed to take up homesteads. One became a beloved fixture in the community. ...
Fire Lookouts
Fire lookout towers have stood atop the Selkirk Mountains in Pend Oreille County for nearly a century. In the aftermath of the 1910 fires, which burned over three million acres of forest in Washington, Idaho, and Montana, the U.S. Forest ...
Pend Oreille County Historical Society
The residents of Pend Oreille County have long been interested in the history of their county. In 1923, the Pioneer Historical Society formed to highlight the history of the county’s earliest pioneers. The current Pend Oreille County Historical Society formed ...
Washington Hotel - Metaline Falls
The Washington Hotel is among the most recognizable buildings in Metaline Falls. The cornerstone of Lewis P. Larsen’s development plans, the hotel was built in 1910 to coincide with the opening of the Inland Portland Cement Company and provided accommodations ...
Sullivan Creek Hydroelectric Project
Located near Metaline Falls, in the northeastern corner of Washington, the Sullivan Creek Hydroelectric Project was constructed in 1909 by the Inland Portland Cement Company (later the Lehigh Cement Company) located in Metaline Falls. The original project included a timber ...
Sullivan Lake CCC
In less than a decade, the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Camp at Sullivan Lake left its mark on Pend Oreille County through the construction of airstrips, lookout towers, trails, roads, bridges, ranger stations, and more. The men worked long hours ...
Sullivan Lake Ranger Station
National forest lands cover much of Pend Oreille County. To manage the lands, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), withdrew tracts as administrative sites including 382 acres from the recently established Kaniksu National Forest for use as the Sullivan Lake Ranger ...
Metaline Falls School
No single building had as profound of an effect on Metaline Falls as its school. The building’s National Register of Historic Places nomination calls it “the finest example of civic architecture in the town.” Beyond the school’s obvious role as ...
Metaline Falls Bridge
The Pend Oreille River put early residents of Metaline and Metaline Falls in a predicament. There were plenty of reasons to cross the river, but no easy way across it. The most obvious and reliable way was by ferry, but ...
Metaline Falls, Washington
Metaline Falls derived its name from the mineral-rich landscape and cascading water that surrounds it, features that were also extremely influential in the town’s development. A third, but equally powerful, force in the town’s history is the person who worked ...
