Malden, 1911

ID: 3399
This file appears in: Historic Malden: From Boom to Bust

A view of Malden from the other side of Pine Creek in 1911. This photo shows the town during its boom, before its bust of nearly a decade later. Image courtesy of Whitman County Rural Heritage.
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This file appears in: Historic Malden: From Boom to Bust

By Robert M. Lambeth
In the northwest corner of Whitman County, alongside Pine Creek and hidden amongst the undulating hills of Palouse wheat farming country, sits the town of Malden, Washington. This tiny town was once one of the largest and fastest growing…