Elberton Sawmill, 1896
This file appears in: Ghost Town of Elberton: Waypoints in the Palouse Tour
Looking down at the Elberton Sawmill in 1896. It was this sawmill that helped to spawn Elberton's growth and prosperity. It was also the sawmill that helped bring an abrupt end to Elberton's growth. Notice the lean-to living quarters to the right of the mill.
Image Courtesy of Whitman County Rural Heritage.
http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/whitman/id/2891/rec/1
This file appears in: Ghost Town of Elberton: Waypoints in the Palouse Tour
Ghost Town of Elberton: Waypoints in the Palouse Tour
The towns of the Palouse followed similar patterns of early growth as white settlers flooded into the area, followed by a long and gradual decline with the greater mechanization of farming. Some…