Stories by author "Zachary Welsh": 2
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The Magnesite of Chewelah: The backbone of two world wars
The Northwestern Magnesite Company, with its main processing plant just south of Chewelah, Washington and various mines and quarries in Northeastern Washington, helped supply a majority of the…
The Velox Naval Depot: Spokane’s Naval Supplier--Three Hundred Miles From The Shore.
Washington was an important location for the Navy during World War Two, with both its Pacific ports and its expensive rail network. The Velox Naval Supply Depot was a massive complex, designed to both…