Results for A
Washington Monument National Memorial
The nation’s best-known memorial to the fi...
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, the first sect...
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
By the time of George Washington’s birth in 1...
Ione, Washington
While other parts of Pend Oreille County were settled in t...
Sullivan Lake Campgrounds
The East and West Sullivan Lake campgrounds are located al...
LeClerc Creek Logging Railroad
The LeClerc Creek Road was once the bed of a logging railr...
Calispell Diversion Canal
Prior to the construction of the ill-fated Calispell Diver...
Cowles Scout Reservation at Diamond Lake
photo_library photo_library
Newport, Washington
In the late 1880s, a small community began to develop at t...
Usk, Washington
The small northeastern Washington community of Usk is loca...
Results for A
Washington Monument National Memorial
The nation’s best-known memorial to the first president of the United States is located in the city that bears his name. At 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall, the Washington Monument National Memorial towers over the nation’s capital. George ...
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, the first section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, opened in 1932, the bicentennial of the birth of the man who shaped the nation as peerless leader in the War for Independence, chairman of the ...
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
By the time of George Washington’s birth in 1732 on the marshy shores of Popes Creek, his family had been on the land between Mattox and Popes Creek for three quarters of a century. The George Washington Birthplace National ...
Ione, Washington
While other parts of Pend Oreille County were settled in the 1880s, the area that became the town of Ione remained untouched by non-Indians until well into the 1890s. Two settlers, James Morrison and Elmer Hall, acquired land under the ...
Sullivan Lake Campgrounds
The East and West Sullivan Lake campgrounds are located along the scenic north shore of Sullivan Lake near the town of Metaline Falls, Washington, on the Colville National Forest. These campgrounds provide a unique environment where campers can enjoy hiking, ...
LeClerc Creek Logging Railroad
The LeClerc Creek Road was once the bed of a logging railroad, but little evidence remains of the railroad today. The Panhandle Lumber Company constructed the LeClerc Creek Railroad after a water rights dispute with the Diamond Match Company forced ...
Calispell Diversion Canal
Prior to the construction of the ill-fated Calispell Diversion Canal, local farmers tried to alleviate the problem of flooding in the Calispell Valley by establishing a diking and drainage ditch system. The valley, however, continued to flood despite these efforts.
...Cowles Scout Reservation at Diamond Lake
Located on the scenic north shore of Diamond Lake stands the Boy Scouts of America Cowles Scout Reservation, named in honor ofSpokesman-Reviewnewspaper ...
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, ...
Usk, Washington
The small northeastern Washington community of Usk is located in the heart of the Calispell Valley, the homeland of the Kalispel Indians. George H. Jones, the area’s first non-Indian settler, obtained a homestead patent in 1895 and founded the town ...
