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Decision Point
On June 2, 1805, the Corps of Discovery made camp under a ...
Camp Disappointment
In early July 1806, the Corps...
Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail-Trail
Just west of bustling downtown Jacksonville, the Jacksonvi...
Cement Industry
Limestone and quartzite, two of the primary ingredients us...
The Metaline Mining District
The Metaline Mining District, or Metalines for short, is l...
Steamboats on the Pend Oreille River
Beginning in the nineteenth century, steamboats plied navi...
Pend Oreille County Historical Society
The residents of Pend Oreille County have long been intere...
U.S. Border Station
Metaline Falls is a border town. In the early twentieth ce...
Sullivan Creek Hydroelectric Project
Located near Metaline Falls, in the northeastern corner of...
Newport's Interstate Bridge
By the first decade of the twentieth century, Newport, Was...
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Decision Point
On June 2, 1805, the Corps of Discovery made camp under a grove of cottonwood trees on the bank of the Missouri River. From where you are standing you can see the same problem that presented itself to the expedition ...
Camp Disappointment
In early July 1806, the Corps of Discovery split into two main groups at Traveler’s Rest, near Missoula, Montana. Captain Meriwether Lewis’ main mission was to determine the northern reaches of the Marias River. Lewis and his detachment ...
Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail-Trail
Just west of bustling downtown Jacksonville, the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail-Trail, one of north Florida's oldest, traverses a rural setting of hardwood uplands, wetlands and pine flatwoods. A dense tree canopy shelters much of the nearly 15-mile paved path, providing habitat for ...
Cement Industry
Limestone and quartzite, two of the primary ingredients used to manufacture cement, are plentiful in Pend Oreille County. Add to this an abundance of water with the potential to generate electricity, and the county had nearly everything necessary to develop ...
The Metaline Mining District
The Metaline Mining District, or Metalines for short, is located in northeastern Washington along the Pend Oreille River. Although the district’s existence was always based on the rich ores—quartz, lead, silver—found there in the late nineteenth century, its mid-twentieth-century transformation ...
Steamboats on the Pend Oreille River
Beginning in the nineteenth century, steamboats plied navigable waterways throughout the interior West, including the 55-mile-long stretch of the Pend Oreille River between Newport and Metaline Falls. First appearing in the late-1880s, the Pend Oreille River vessels were a familiar ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
