Struggles on the Frontier: Squirrel Wars in Farmington

ID: 3234
This file appears in: Farmington,WA

Archie Camp explains the pioneer's attempts at farming in the Palouse region and how difficult it was in the early years.

Audio courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives, "Spokane Voices of the Pioneers, 1961." Archie Camp.

This file appears in: Farmington,WA

By Robert M. Lambeth
Like most towns in Whitman County, Farmington was once a prosperous and rapidly expanding community during the early twentieth century. An abundance of nearby timber and a close water source was what first attracted settlers to the area in the…