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Newport, Washington
In the late 1880s, a small community began to develop at t...
David Thompson’s Travels in Pend Oreille County
In the fall of 1809, David Thompson traveled the Pend Orei...
Great Northern Railway Depot
The Great Northern Railway Depot, more than any other buil...
The 1910 Fires in Pend Oreille County
Forest fires are common in northeastern Washington. But in...
Upper South Amana Communal Kitchen
Throughout the communal period the Amana village...
High Amana Farm Complex
Dominating the landscape of the Amana Colonie...
Communal Kitchen and Coppershop Museum
The Ruedy Küche (kitchen house), built in 186...
Amana Furniture Shop
Calico making was part of the economic activi...
Roger’s Anvil/Industrial Machine Shop Museum
On the backside of the woolen mill, the machi...
Powder House
Built in 1870 and once a part of the pharmacy...
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Newport, Washington
In the late 1880s, a small community began to develop at today’s Oldtown, Idaho, and became known as the “New Port” on the river. Over the next few years, settlers built homesteads and businesses in the area of present-day Newport, ...
David Thompson’s Travels in Pend Oreille County
In the fall of 1809, David Thompson traveled the Pend Oreille River in search of furs and the reliable transportation corridors necessary to bring them to market, making him the first documented non-Indian to experience this part of northeastern Washington.
...Great Northern Railway Depot
The Great Northern Railway Depot, more than any other building, represents the development of Newport’s prosperity and national reach. The transcontinental Great Northern Railway elevated the sleepy river town into a major transportation hub. On May 28, 1892, steam whistles ...
The 1910 Fires in Pend Oreille County
Forest fires are common in northeastern Washington. But in the summer of 1910, extended drought, unusually high temperatures, and powerful winds came together to trigger a firestorm of unprecedented scale. The “Big Burn” torched some 3 million acres of forest ...
Upper South Amana Communal Kitchen
Throughout the communal period the Amana villages had over 50 kitchen houses. In exterior appearance these buildings resembled other residential dwellings except for an extension to the side. The kitchens were in this wing; the kitchen boss lived in ...
High Amana Farm Complex
Dominating the landscape of the Amana Colonies, the farm complex sat clustered at the edge of each village. High Amana, like the other Amana villages, was equipped with a complete farm complex, allowing the village to be nearly self-sufficient. ...
Communal Kitchen and Coppershop Museum
The Ruedy Küche (kitchen house), built in 1863, served up to 40 community members at each meal during the communal era and was one of about nine kitchen houses in Middle Amana. In the communal Amana Colonies no residents ...
Amana Furniture Shop
Calico making was part of the economic activity of the Inspirationists when they lived in Ebenezer, New York. Calico was originally a cotton cloth from India, and eventually denoted several kinds of cotton cloth. In the United States it ...
Roger’s Anvil/Industrial Machine Shop Museum
On the backside of the woolen mill, the machine and locksmith shop occupied a building adjacent to the millwright's shop. The metal workers kept the metal components of the mill and farm machinery repaired, and they installed new technology ...
Powder House
Built in 1870 and once a part of the pharmacy complex that included the two buildings to the south, the Powder House takes its name from a product produced there by William Miller, village pharmacist. In 1908, Miller developed ...
