Panoramic view of Elberton, 1914
This file appears in: Ghost Town of Elberton: Waypoints in the Palouse Tour
A view of the town during its peak in 1914. This photo was taken from the hill north of town and east of the cemetery. Only one of the buildings visible in the photo remains today.
Image Courtesy of Whitman County Rural Heritage.
http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/whitman/id/3120/rec/3
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…