A Drive Around Whitman County, Washington
July 23rd, 2016
The Old Trestle, Tekoa, Washington
The Barron Flour Mill (1890), Oakesdale, Washington
Modern Grain Elevators, Oakesdale, Washington
A First Look at Steptoe Butte, Southwest of Oakesdale, Washington
An Eastern Whitman County Farm, Southwest of Oakesdale, Washington
Closer to Steptoe Butte, Southwest of Oakesdale, Washington
The Road to Steptoe Butte State Park, Southwest of Oakesdale, Washington
The Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, Washington
The Codger Pole, Colfax, Washington
Fraternity Block, 1889, Downtown Colfax, Washington
The Entrance to Schmuck Park, Colfax, Washington
The Concrete River Starts Here, Palouse River, Colfax, Washington
The Whitman County Growers Elevators, Colfax, Washington
Overkill? Pipeline over Palouse River, Colfax, Washington
The Story of Elberton, Elberton, Washington
The Elberton Church of the United Brethren, Elberton, Washington
Another View of the Church, Elberton, Washington
North Fork Palouse River, Elberton, Washington
The Railway Trestle, Elberton, Washington
The Railway Trestle, Again, Elberton, Washington
The Steptoe Butte Memorial Marker, Northeast of Colfax, Washington
The very faded sign reads: This butte was first named Pyramid Peak. It was named "Steptoe" for a commander in the Indian wars at a battle in 1858 near the present town of Rosalia. In the 1880s James S. Davis built a resort and observatory on the Butte's top. A powerful telescope stood on the roof. He was called Cashup Davis as he bought only with cash. The town of Cashup was named for him. After Davis' death the hotel was lost by fire. In 1945 Virgil T. McCroskey donated the land to form Steptoe State Park. A road winds to the summit and a panoramic view of the Palouse Country."
Steptoe Butte as seen from the Southwest, Northeast of Colfax, Washington
The United Methodist Church, St. John, Washington
The Church Doors, United Methodist Church, St. John, Washington
An old elevator, St. John, Washington
Barn and Farmland, West of St. John, Washington
Elevator at a Curve in the Road, South of Pine City, Washington
Hole-in-the-Ground, West of Pine City, Washington
Another View of Hole-in-the-Ground, West of Pine City, Washington
Even more Hole-in-the-Ground, West of Pine City, Washington
The Bridge Across Pine Creek, Hole-in-the-Ground,
West of Pine City, Washington