by admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Our History, Stories
The historic Stone Church of Pine City, Wash. suffered heavy losses to its infrastructure and property in the Babb Road Fire of September 7, 2020. The Stone Church stood as the oldest building in Pine City for over 100 years. While the church has not had an active...
by admin | Oct 20, 2020 | Our History, Stories
The town of Malden, Wash., which sits about 7 miles west of Rosalia and U.S. Highway 195, was once a prosperous and fast-growing community, starting in 1909 when the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway built a depot and roundhouse there to serve as headquarters...
by admin | Sep 29, 2020 | Our History, Stories
A prominent historical and architectural feature of old Malden was that many early residents built “Sears Modern Homes”. These were kit homes ordered through the Sears Roebuck Catalog back in 1909-1940. The railroad would deliver them free to railroad...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Our History
Wildfires and high winds on Monday were an especially bad combination in Whitman County south of Spokane. Much of the old railroad town of Malden – as well as an iconic bridge near Colfax – were destroyed by separate fires. Malden was founded around 1908, and named...
