We drive by them all the time. Roadside history markers are a great resource for finding out some interesting local history. They are all over the place too, many of them conveniently located right off the state highways that run through the area. Next time you drive by one, pull off the road and see [...]
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The China Ditch The China Ditch area is located just south of Pateros, WA on the south side of the mouth of the Methow River. This was an area where early Chinese settlers set up a gold mining operation and in the late 1800′s dug a rather large ditch to bring water from the Methow [...]
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The Tumwater Canyon Dam is located just west of Leavenworth in the Tumwater Canyon. It is just east of the popular candy store, The Alps. Thousands of motorists pass this spot daily on highway 2 heading east-west towards Stevens Pass, most never find out that for such a small dam it has quite a bit [...]
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One of the unique things about skiing Mission Ridge near Wenatchee, Washington is that it is also the site of a military plane crash. In fact, non-skiers may not know that many of the ski area’s run names and geographic features are named for the semi-famous plane crash. Mission Ridge itself, like Mission Peak and [...]
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When Charles Lindhberg became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, his flight took him from New York to the internationally famous city of Paris. The glitz and glamour of this moment was easily one of the biggest happenings of the first part of the twentieth century. Lucky Lindy leaving from the most [...]
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Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center On the north end of Entiat, Washington is the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center. The Interpretive Center is a work in progress at this point and hopes to act as a vehicle that can bring wildfire and firefighting information to the public. There are many features that are still in [...]
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On the south end of the town of Pateros, Washington just on the north side of where the Methow River empties into the Columbia River sits a roadside marker next to a big rock. During spring runoff, early sternwheelers would tie up to this U-bolt embedded in rock near Pateros and use a winch to [...]
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The Blewett Townsite sits on the north side of Blewett Pass on Highway 97. Most people who take the time to stop, pull off into the gravel parking lot and read the aging wood sign… But, beyond this roadside sign there is so much more. Highway 97, which leads up and over Blewett Pass, runs [...]
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