The Palouse
As one of the Northwest's most important agricultural regions, the Palouse today represents the economic and cultural beginnings of Eastern Washington. The Pa…
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Rockford Necktie Festivallocation_fillBefore it was known as "Spokane County's preeminent grain market," Rockford earned a reputation for vigilante …
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Prairie View Schoolhouse in Waverlylocation_fillOne-room schoolhouses were a common sight in the 19th century American West. Although most have been allowed … -
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Qualchan Hanging Sitelocation_fillThis is the site of a murder. The 1850s were a violent time in northwest history as a growing tide of America… -
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Milwaukee Road Bridge in Tekoalocation_fillThis impressive structure is the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul (CM & SP) Viaduct, built in 1909. The CM & SP… -
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Farmington,WAlocation_fillLike most towns in Whitman County, Farmington was once a prosperous and rapidly expanding community during the… -
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Steptoe Buttelocation_fillA winding fifteen minute drive up to the top of Steptoe Butte offers some of the most breathtaking views in Ea… -
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Ghost Town of Elbertonlocation_fillThe towns of the Palouse followed similar patterns of early growth as white settlers flooded into the area, fo… -
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The Codger Polelocation_fillOld grudges die hard. In 1938, cross-county archrivals the Colfax Bulldogs and the St. John Eagles met in a b… -
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Frontier Violence in Colfax: The Courthouse Lynchingslocation_fillNineteenth century Americans loved a good courthouse. Here in 1889, the residents of Whitman County construct… -
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1910: The Palouse River Floods Colfaxlocation_fill"Hundreds Homeless at Colfax - Driven to the Hillsides by Raging Floods - Houses Swept Away by the Rushing Wat… -
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The Interurban Railroadlocation_fillAll but forgotten today, the Palouse once had its own mass transit--the S&IE Interurban Railway, affectionatel… -
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Tohotonimme/Pine Creek/Steptoe Battlefieldlocation_fillThis is the Tohotonimme battlefield where on May 17, 1858 a combined force of around 650 Spokan, Palus, and Co… -
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Rosalia,WAlocation_fillWelcome to Rosalia, Washington, a town whose history is very similar to the other agricultural communities of … -
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Historic Malden: From Boom to Bustlocation_fillIn the northwest corner of Whitman County, alongside Pine Creek and hidden amongst the undulating hills of Pal… -
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Milwaukee Road Recreational Traillocation_fillIn 1910, the "Milwaukee Road" extended nearly 1,500 miles as it stretched from Chicago to Seattle. The Chicag… -
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"Hole-in-the-Ground: Remote, Secluded - Intriguing!"location_fillWelcome to Hole-in-the-Ground, where you will notice one of the most peculiar geological formations in the reg…
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