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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.

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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 ...

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Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad Bridge

For over 100 years, the Idaho & Washington Northern Railway (I&WN) Bridge, spanning the Pend Oreille River between Box Canyon’s sheer rock walls, has stood as a monument to Pend Oreille County’s transportation frontier and industrial development. Completed in 1911, ...

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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 ...

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Baeckerei Bed and Breakfast

The Baeckerei was built in 1860 and served as the communal bakery for South Amana for many years. Each village in the Colonies had bakeries to supply bread every day to each kitchen in the village. Horse drawn wagons ...

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Barn Museum and Communal Agriculture Museum

Located in two restored barns from Amana's communal period, the Barn Museum and the neighboring Communal Agriculture Museum contain exhibits that reflect Amana's agricultural heritage. The Communal Agriculture Museum, which was once an ox barn or Ochsentall contains antique ...

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Amana Arts Guild Center

Once the High Amana church, this building now serves as the Amana Arts Guild featuring arts and crafts from all seven Amana Colonies. Except for their size, Inspirationist churches were largely indistinguishable from residences, although unlike homes, they were ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Die Heimat Country Inn

Homestead is unlike the other Amana villages (established from 1856 to 1862) because settlers had arrived there prior to it being purchased by the Inspirationists. In 1860, knowing that plans called for the Rock Island Railroad to pass through ...

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