Drawing it up from the ashes

Drawing it up from the ashes

This article was originally published in Washington State Magazine, Winter 2023. Writen by by Becky Kramer. THREE YEARS AGO, a wildfire nearly destroyed Malden, Washington. As wind-driven flames raced across the parched late-summer landscape, residents got a 30-minute...
The railroad and the roundhouse

The railroad and the roundhouse

This article first appeared in the Weekend Edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, June 10 & 11, 2023. By Kathryn L. Meyer. Small, rural Whitman County town of Malden enjoyed a rich though brief railroad era In 1905, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad...
John Wayne Trail Riders arrive in Malden

John Wayne Trail Riders arrive in Malden

This article first appeared in The Spokesman Review on Wed., June 2, 2021. All photos by Jesse Tinsley of The Spokesman-Review. For the last 40 years, the John Wayne Trail Riders have ridden their horses into Malden every summer where they were greeted with friendly...
Sears Modern Homes

Sears Modern Homes

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...