Sandpoint City Beach in 1950.
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Aerial view is of the Sandpoint City beach in the 1950’s. The newly built beach house was the center of the park area. The entrance to the beach (top right corner) was from Bridge Street and under the Burlington Northern (Previous Northern Pacific) railroad. Courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Museum.
This file appears in: Sandpoint’s Qapquape: Sandpoint City Beach
Sandpoint’s Qapquape: Sandpoint City Beach
The Sandpoint City Beach was originally the meeting place for the Kalispel Indian Tribe. The residents of the newly developed city of Sandpoint improved the area that became the city beach.