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Boundary Dam
The Boundary Hydroelectric Project is located in the Selki...
Usk Bridge
In the early twentieth century, the burgeoning timber indu...
U.S. Border Station
Metaline Falls is a border town. In the early twentieth ce...
Ruby Ferry
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Pend...
Newport's Interstate Bridge
By the first decade of the twentieth century, Newport, Was...
Metaline Falls Bridge
The Pend Oreille River put early residents of Metaline and...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- The Banks of the Seine
The banks of the Seine are studded with a succession of ma...
No Business
Before commercial logging and coal mining transformed life...
Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building and Museum
The Interior Department headquarters was the first buildin...
Bryce Canyon National Park
The person most responsible for Bryce Cany...
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Boundary Dam
The Boundary Hydroelectric Project is located in the Selkirk Mountains of northeastern Washington on the Pend Oreille River. It was completed in 1967 after more than a decade of planning and permitting, and has been providing power for both distant ...
Usk Bridge
In the early twentieth century, the burgeoning timber industry hastened the need for a reliable river crossing in central Pend Oreille County. With a natural rise above the river in an otherwise flat landscape, Usk seemed the most promising spot ...
U.S. Border Station
Metaline Falls is a border town. In the early twentieth century, a rough wagon road led the dozen or so miles north into Canada, weaving in and out of forest to cross the international line. In 1923, the route improved ...
Ruby Ferry
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Pend Oreille was a county divided. The river proved to be a formidable geographic barrier that figured prominently in the lives of local citizens. Over time, transportation improvements bridged the gap. A ...
Newport's Interstate Bridge
By the first decade of the twentieth century, Newport, Washington, had already become a bustling town that served as a regional rail hub and a gateway to commerce with Idaho via the Newport Ferry. Yet in an age rapidly dominated ...
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 ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- The Banks of the Seine
The banks of the Seine are studded with a succession of masterpieces, including, in particular, Notre Dame and the Sainte Chapelle, Louvre, Palais de l'lnstitut, Les Invalides, Place de la Concorde, École Militaire, La Monnaie (Mint), Grand Palais des Champs ...
No Business
Before commercial logging and coal mining transformed life along the Big South Fork, the area’s subsistence farmers occupied individual homesteads which were loosely clustered into settlements connected by the churches, general stores, and one room schools that served them. Not ...
Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building and Museum
The Interior Department headquarters was the first building in Washington, DC authorized, designed, and built by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. The building reflects the dedication and commitment to government service of President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Harold ...
Bryce Canyon National Park
The person most responsible for Bryce Canyon becoming a National Park was J. W. Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey was a U. S. Forest Service Supervisor who was transferred to Panguitch, Utah in July 1915. An employee suggested that J. W. ...
