Category: Washington
Steptoe & Custer
We’ve all heard of General Custer and the battle at the Little Bighorn, but you’ve most likely never heard of Lt. Colonel Edward Steptoe. In…
The Army Hostess of Walla Walla
When James Payne was told of an elderly lady who wanted to donate items to his museum, he headed to her home to see her…
Campbell’s Resort
There are lake resorts all across this nation…but it’s not everyday that you encounter a family owned operation that has been in business for over…
A Century Old Vacation Spot
In an age of hotel chains boasting hundreds of locations, it is still nice to find some lodgings with the comforts of today, with roots…
The Incident at Whitman Mission
By the end of 1847, the Cayuse Tribe had lost half of their members due to a measles outbreak. The mounting deaths brought increased tensions…
The Measles Outbreak of 1847
In 1847 there was a measles outbreak in Oregon country. The disease hit both whites and natives, but the death rate was much higher among…
The Whitman’s of Walla Walla
As white settlers moved westward, missionaries often moved ahead of them. Their faithful goal was to evangelize to the native Americans and travelers alike and…
What’s in a Name? Walla Walla!
It’s one of the most unique city names in the nation: Walla Walla, Washington. So what’s behind the name?
The Colville Indian Reservation
The name of their current tribal home is not an ancestral name, but rather the name of a fort where many of the native Americans…
A Trip Off the Beaten Path
It is the largest hydroelectric dam in the nation…spanning just a few feet shy of one mile across and over five hundred feet high It’s…
