Reardan History Timeline - Revision history

Kirk at 13:49, 6 March 2024

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	\| 1853 \|\| A portion of the Oregon Territory is granted statehood. [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Territory Washington Territory] is created from the northern portion of the old Oregon Territory. Southern Idaho and a portion of Wyoming are also added to the Washington Territory.		\| 1853 \|\| A portion of the Oregon Territory is granted statehood. [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Territory Washington Territory] is created from the northern portion of the old Oregon Territory. Southern Idaho and a portion of Wyoming are also added to the Washington Territory.
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			\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens. Some like to call this the first capitol of Washington State.
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	\| 1863 \|\| Idaho is made a territory and the present boundaries of Washington are established.		\| 1863 \|\| Idaho is made a territory and the present boundaries of Washington are established.
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	\| 1858 \|\| Creation of the [[Colville Military Road]] which ran from Walla Walla to Fort Colville USA (as opposed to Fort Colville, the Hudson Bay Company outpost nearby). This trail was the same as the [[White Bluffs Road]] in the vicinity of Reardan.		\| 1858 \|\| Creation of the [[Colville Military Road]] which ran from Walla Walla to Fort Colville USA (as opposed to Fort Colville, the Hudson Bay Company outpost nearby). This trail was the same as the [[White Bluffs Road]] in the vicinity of Reardan.
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	\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens. Some like to call this the first capitol of Washington State.
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	\| 1860 \|\| [[James Monoghan]] establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam.		\| 1860 \|\| [[James Monoghan]] establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam.

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	\| 1899 \|\| Opening of Fort George Wright near present day Spokane Falls Community College.		\| 1899 \|\| Opening of Fort George Wright near present day Spokane Falls Community College.
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	~~\| 1902 \|\| Reardan has electricity provided by a local generator powered by a wood fired boiler and steam engine.~~
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	\| 1903 \|\| Incorporation of Reardan.		\| 1903 \|\| Incorporation of Reardan.
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	\| 1904-1918 \|\| Mule Day celebrated as a community event.		\| 1904-1918 \|\| Mule Day celebrated as a community event.
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			\| 1905 \|\| Reardan has electricity provided by a local generator powered by a wood fired boiler and steam engine.
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			\| 1908-1910 \|\| Construction of Little Falls Dam by the Washington Water Power Company (WWP). Nearly all materials for the dam passed through Reardan and were transhipped from rail to horse-drawn or tractor-drawn wagons.
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	\| 1909 \|\| Lapray sells his bridge to Spokane and Stevens counties. Stevens county merchants protests equal shares with more populous and wealthier Spokane County, and eventually an unequal deal is made. The bride is now a public bridge without tolls.		\| 1909 \|\| Lapray sells his bridge to Spokane and Stevens counties. Stevens county merchants protests equal shares with more populous and wealthier Spokane County, and eventually an unequal deal is made. The bride is now a public bridge without tolls.
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	\| 1909 \|\| First Reardan high school class is graduated. It has three members.		\| 1909 \|\| First Reardan high school class is graduated. It has three members.
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	\| 1908-1910 \|\| Construction of Little Falls Dam by the Washington Water Power Company (WWP). Nearly all materials for the dam passed through Reardan and were transhipped from rail to horse-drawn or tractor-drawn wagons.
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	\| 1910-1915 \|\| Construction of Long Lake Dam. This was a much larger project and WWP built a railroad from Springdale down Chimakane Creek to cross the Spokane River just below the dam site. Although Reardan was not directly involved with the shipping of materials, it did furnish housing, meals and transportion to the dam site.		\| 1910-1915 \|\| Construction of Long Lake Dam. This was a much larger project and WWP built a railroad from Springdale down Chimakane Creek to cross the Spokane River just below the dam site. Although Reardan was not directly involved with the shipping of materials, it did furnish housing, meals and transportion to the dam site.

Kirk at 21:28, 24 August 2023

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	\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.		\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Joseph ~~LaPray~~ buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from [[James Monoghan]]. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the [[~~LaPray~~ Bridge]].		\| 1882 \|\| Joseph Lapray buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from [[James Monoghan]]. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the [[Lapray Bridge]].
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	\| 1882 \|\| Capps Station was the post office and stage coach station one mile north of Reardan on the stage route between the Spokane House and Camp (Fort) Spokane. John Stanford Capps was the post master.		\| 1882 \|\| Capps Station was the post office and stage coach station one mile north of Reardan on the stage route between the Spokane House and Camp (Fort) Spokane. John Stanford Capps was the post master.
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	\| 1904-1918 \|\| Mule Day celebrated as a community event.		\| 1904-1918 \|\| Mule Day celebrated as a community event.
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	\| 1909 \|\| ~~LaPray~~ sells his bridge to Spokane and Stevens counties. Stevens county merchants protests equal shares with more populous and wealthier Spokane County, and eventually an unequal deal is made. The bride is now a public bridge without tolls.		\| 1909 \|\| Lapray sells his bridge to Spokane and Stevens counties. Stevens county merchants protests equal shares with more populous and wealthier Spokane County, and eventually an unequal deal is made. The bride is now a public bridge without tolls.
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	\| 1909 \|\| First Reardan high school class is graduated. It has three members.		\| 1909 \|\| First Reardan high school class is graduated. It has three members.
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	\| 1910-1915 \|\| Construction of Long Lake Dam. This was a much larger project and WWP built a railroad from Springdale down Chimakane Creek to cross the Spokane River just below the dam site. Although Reardan was not directly involved with the shipping of materials, it did furnish housing, meals and transportion to the dam site.		\| 1910-1915 \|\| Construction of Long Lake Dam. This was a much larger project and WWP built a railroad from Springdale down Chimakane Creek to cross the Spokane River just below the dam site. Although Reardan was not directly involved with the shipping of materials, it did furnish housing, meals and transportion to the dam site.
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	\| 191x \|\| The rising waters behind Long Lake Dam flood ~~LaPray~~ Bridge. WWP purchases the bridge from Spokane and Stevens counties and agrees to build an new one with road access below the dam. This bridge will use the railroad bridge built for constructing Long Lake Dam. WWP is able to sell two of the three spans to the city of Spokane.		\| 191x \|\| The rising waters behind Long Lake Dam flood Lapray Bridge. WWP purchases the bridge from Spokane and Stevens counties and agrees to build an new one with road access below the dam. This bridge will use the railroad bridge built for constructing Long Lake Dam. WWP is able to sell two of the three spans to the city of Spokane.
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	\| 1913 \|\| 13 August [[1913 Blaze Destroys Block]] including a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a barbershop, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.		\| 1913 \|\| 13 August [[1913 Blaze Destroys Block]] including a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a barbershop, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.

Kirk: add link to 1913 fire clipping

2023-03-26T17:23:57Z

add link to 1913 fire clipping

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	\| 191x \|\| The rising waters behind Long Lake Dam flood LaPray Bridge. WWP purchases the bridge from Spokane and Stevens counties and agrees to build an new one with road access below the dam. This bridge will use the railroad bridge built for constructing Long Lake Dam. WWP is able to sell two of the three spans to the city of Spokane.		\| 191x \|\| The rising waters behind Long Lake Dam flood LaPray Bridge. WWP purchases the bridge from Spokane and Stevens counties and agrees to build an new one with road access below the dam. This bridge will use the railroad bridge built for constructing Long Lake Dam. WWP is able to sell two of the three spans to the city of Spokane.
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	\| 1913 \|\| ~~Fire burned~~ a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.		\| 1913 \|\| 13 August [[1913 Blaze Destroys Block]] including a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a barbershop, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.
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	\| 1917-1918 \|\| World War I [[:category:World War I Veteran\|Several area boys]] go to serve in the war.		\| 1917-1918 \|\| World War I [[:category:World War I Veteran\|Several area boys]] go to serve in the war.

Kirk at 15:52, 26 March 2023

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Kirk at 15:39, 26 March 2023

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	\| 1913 \|\| Fire burned a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.		\| 1913 \|\| Fire burned a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.
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	\| 1917-1918 \|\| World War I [[~~WWI Veterans~~ \|Several area boys]] go to serve in the war.		\| 1917-1918 \|\| World War I [[:category:World War I Veteran\|Several area boys]] go to serve in the war.
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	\| 1923 \|\| Harl Aldrich and family move to Reardan and he become Superintendent of Schools. He starts a girls basketball team and a football team.		\| 1923 \|\| [[Harl Aldrich, Sr. \| Harl Aldrich and family]] move to Reardan and he become Superintendent of Schools. He starts a girls basketball team and a football team.
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	\| 1926 \|\| An arson caused fire burned ~~the Inland Hotel,~~ the Bowie building (containing Hanel's drug store and Sherman S. Bentley general store) ~~and~~ Finrow's general store. The Reardan Farmers' State bank next door was spared. (Part of it is still standing as Reardan Fire Station.		\| 1926 \|\| 3 August. [[1926 Fire \| An arson caused fire]] burned the Bowie building (containing Hanel's drug store and the Sherman S. Bentley general store), Finrow's general store, the Re=rdan Gazette, and the Inland Hotel. The Reardan Farmers' State bank next door was spared. (Part of it is still standing as Reardan Fire Station.)
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	\| 1930s \|\| Great Depression		\| 1930s \|\| Great Depression
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	\| 1970s \|\| Changing of Community Day to Mule Days		\| 1970s \|\| Changing of Community Day to Mule Days
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	\| 1980s \|\| [[Father Aloysius ~~Brenik~~]]		\| 1980s \|\| [[Father Aloysius Breznik]]
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			[[category: Reardan History]]

Kirk at 01:48, 24 March 2023

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	\| 1858 \|\| Creation of the [[Colville Military Road]] which ran from Walla Walla to Fort Colville USA (as opposed to Fort Colville, the Hudson Bay Company outpost nearby). This trail was the same as the [[White Bluffs Road]] in the vicinity of Reardan.		\| 1858 \|\| Creation of the [[Colville Military Road]] which ran from Walla Walla to Fort Colville USA (as opposed to Fort Colville, the Hudson Bay Company outpost nearby). This trail was the same as the [[White Bluffs Road]] in the vicinity of Reardan.
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	\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens.		\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens. Some like to call this the first capitol of Washington State.
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	\| 1860 \|\| James Monoghan establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam.		\| 1860 \|\| James Monoghan establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam. While he later liked to say he was the oldest continuous resident of Spokane County, he spent a lot of time bringing wagon trains and stage coaches between Walla Walla and Colville. He homesteads near the future site of Cheweleh and eventually he plots his land to be part of that town. (During this time the state drop Spokane county entirely calling a lot of northeastern Washington Stevens County.) He also moves to Spokane and is one of the 15 signatures on the original city charter of Spokan Falls. He sits on bank, mining and railroad boards and amasses a fortune. He invests in Spokane realestate including a share of the Granite Building.
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			\| 1865 \|\| James Monoghan and William Nix get Territorial approval to build a bride to replace the ferry at "winding ford."
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	~~\| 1865 \|\| James Monoghan and __ Nixon get approval to build a bride to replace the ferry at "winding ford."~~
	\| 1869 \|\| Russell M. Bacon starts raising cattle on Crab Creek and establishes first post office in Lincoln county in 1873.		\| 1869 \|\| Russell M. Bacon starts raising cattle on Crab Creek and establishes first post office in Lincoln county in 1873.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.		\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Joseph LaPray buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from James Monoghan. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the LaPray Bridge.		\| 1882 \|\| Joseph LaPray buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from James Monoghan. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the LaPray Bridge.
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Kirk at 01:28, 24 March 2023

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	\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens.		\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens.
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			\| 1860 \|\| James Monoghan establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam.
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			\| 1865 \|\| James Monoghan and __ Nixon get approval to build a bride to replace the ferry at "winding ford."
	\| 1869 \|\| Russell M. Bacon starts raising cattle on Crab Creek and establishes first post office in Lincoln county in 1873.		\| 1869 \|\| Russell M. Bacon starts raising cattle on Crab Creek and establishes first post office in Lincoln county in 1873.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.		\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.

			\| 1882 \|\| Joseph LaPray buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from James Monoghan. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the LaPray Bridge.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Capps Station was the post office and stage coach station one mile north of Reardan on the stage route between the Spokane House and Camp (Fort) Spokane. John Stanford Capps was the post master.		\| 1882 \|\| Capps Station was the post office and stage coach station one mile north of Reardan on the stage route between the Spokane House and Camp (Fort) Spokane. John Stanford Capps was the post master.
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	\| 1904-1918 \|\| Mule Day celebrated as a community event.		\| 1904-1918 \|\| Mule Day celebrated as a community event.
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	\| 1909 \|\| First high school class is graduated.		\| 1909 \|\| LaPray sells his bridge to Spokane and Stevens counties. Stevens county merchants protests equal shares with more populous and wealthier Spokane County, and eventually an unequal deal is made. The bride is now a public bridge without tolls.
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			\| 1909 \|\| First Reardan high school class is graduated. It has three members.
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	\| ~~1909~~-1910 \|\| Construction of Little Falls Dam. Nearly all materials for the dam passed through Reardan.		\| 1908-1910 \|\| Construction of Little Falls Dam by the Washington Water Power Company (WWP). Nearly all materials for the dam passed through Reardan and were transhipped from rail to horse-drawn or tractor-drawn wagons.
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	\| 1910-1915 \|\| Construction of Long Lake Dam.		\| 1910-1915 \|\| Construction of Long Lake Dam. This was a much larger project and WWP built a railroad from Springdale down Chimakane Creek to cross the Spokane River just below the dam site. Although Reardan was not directly involved with the shipping of materials, it did furnish housing, meals and transportion to the dam site.
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	\| ~~1914~~ \|\| ~~Fire burned a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a watch repair shop, a restaurant,~~ and V. A. ~~Hard's Undertaking business~~.		\| 191x \|\| The rising waters behind Long Lake Dam flood LaPray Bridge. WWP purchases the bridge from Spokane and Stevens counties and agrees to build an new one with road access below the dam. This bridge will use the railroad bridge built for constructing Long Lake Dam. WWP is able to sell two of the three spans to the city of Spokane.
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	\| ~~1910s~~ \|\|		\| 1913 \|\| Fire burned a barn (livery stable), two saloons, a hotel, a watch repair shop, a restaurant, and V. A. Hard's Undertaking business. This was on the west side of Lake Street between the railroad tracks and Broadway Avenue.
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	\| 1917-1918 \|\| World War I		\| 1917-1918 \|\| World War I [[WWI Veterans \|Several area boys]] go to serve in the war.
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	\| ~~1920s~~ \|\| Aldrich family		\| 1923 \|\| Harl Aldrich and family move to Reardan and he become Superintendent of Schools. He starts a girls basketball team and a football team.
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	\| 1926 \|\| An arson caused fire burned the Inland Hotel, the Bowie building (containing Hanel's drug store and __ general store) and Finrow's general store. The Reardan Farmers' State bank ~~was~~ next door ~~and~~ was spared.		\| 1926 \|\| An arson caused fire burned the Inland Hotel, the Bowie building (containing Hanel's drug store and Sherman S. Bentley general store) and Finrow's general store. The Reardan Farmers' State bank next door was spared. (Part of it is still standing as Reardan Fire Station.
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	\| 1930s \|\| Great Depression		\| 1930s \|\| Great Depression

Kirk at 15:57, 19 February 2023

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	\| 1920s \|\| Aldrich family		\| 1920s \|\| Aldrich family
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	\| 1926 \|\| ~~Fire~~ burned ~~an old hotel~~, the Bowie building~~, Finrow~~'s store, and ~~Hanel~~'s ~~drug~~ store~~, but spared the~~ Farmers' State bank.		\| 1926 \|\| An arson caused fire burned the Inland Hotel, the Bowie building (containing Hanel's drug store and __ general store) and Finrow's general store. The Reardan Farmers' State bank was next door and was spared.
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	\| 1945-1973 \|\| Community Day was celebrated initially to raise money for the Red Cross and then the Reardan Memorial Clinic (now Reardan Memorial Library).		\| 1945-1973 \|\| Community Day was celebrated initially to raise money for the Red Cross and then the Reardan Memorial Clinic (now Reardan Memorial Library).
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	\| 1952 \|\| ~~Burning of the~~ Washington Milling Company grain elevator and mill		\| Jan. 1952 \|\| The Washington Grain and Milling Company grain elevator and mill burned to the ground
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	\| 1952 \|\| [[:category:Concrete Elevators\|~~Building of the first two~~ concrete grain elevators. The other four would follow in 1954.]]		\| 1952 \|\| The Reardan Grain Growers built the first two [[:category:Concrete Elevators\| concrete grain elevators]]. The other four would follow in 1954.]]
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	\| 1952 \|\| Beginning of first wave of the [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution Green Revolution]. Within Washington state this was promoted by WSU professor [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Vogel Orville Vogel] and his strain of Gains wheat tripled the yield for fertilized wheat in the early 1960s. Since then the yield of wheat had doubled again.		\| 1952 \|\| Beginning of first wave of the [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution Green Revolution]. Within Washington state this was promoted by WSU professor [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Vogel Orville Vogel] and his strain of Gains wheat tripled the yield for fertilized wheat in the early 1960s. Since then the yield of wheat had doubled again.

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	\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens. Some like to call this the first capitol of Washington State.		\| 1853 \|\| Establishment of [//revisitwa.org/waypoint/camp-washington-monument/ Camp Washington] at Four Mound by new territorial governor Isaac Stephens. Some like to call this the first capitol of Washington State.
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	\| 1860 \|\| James Monoghan establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam. While he later liked to say he was the oldest continuous resident of Spokane County, he spent a lot of time bringing wagon trains and stage coaches between Walla Walla and Colville. He homesteads near the future site of Cheweleh and eventually he plots his land to be part of that town. (During this time the state drop Spokane county entirely calling a lot of northeastern Washington Stevens County.) He also moves to Spokane and is one of the 15 signatures on the original city charter of Spokan Falls. He sits on bank, mining and railroad boards and amasses a fortune. He invests in Spokane realestate including a share of the Granite Building.		\| 1860 \|\| [[James Monoghan]] establishes a post and ferry service on the Colville Military Road at "winding springs" about two miles upstream from the present day Long Lake Dam.
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	\| 1865 \|\| James Monoghan and William Nix get Territorial approval to build a bride to replace the ferry at "winding ford."		\| 1865 \|\| [[James Monoghan]] and William Nix get Territorial approval to build a bride to replace the ferry at "winding ford."
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	\| 1869 \|\| Russell M. Bacon starts raising cattle on Crab Creek and establishes first post office in Lincoln county in 1873.		\| 1869 \|\| Russell M. Bacon starts raising cattle on Crab Creek and establishes first post office in Lincoln county in 1873.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.		\| 1882 \|\| Platting of Fairweather by William F. Hooker and John W. Still.
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	\| 1882 \|\| Joseph LaPray buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from James Monoghan. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the LaPray Bridge.		\| 1882 \|\| Joseph LaPray buys the toll bridge at "winding ford" from [[James Monoghan]]. He also establishes a saw mill "somewhere in Lincoln county" which will produce lumber for the bridge. This bridge becomes known as the [[LaPray Bridge]].
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	\| 1882 \|\| Capps Station was the post office and stage coach station one mile north of Reardan on the stage route between the Spokane House and Camp (Fort) Spokane. John Stanford Capps was the post master.		\| 1882 \|\| Capps Station was the post office and stage coach station one mile north of Reardan on the stage route between the Spokane House and Camp (Fort) Spokane. John Stanford Capps was the post master.
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	\| 1941-1945 \|\| [[Effects of World War II \| World War II]]		\| 1941-1945 \|\| [[Effects of World War II \| World War II]]
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	\| 1945-1973 \|\| Community Day was celebrated initially to raise money for the Red Cross and then the Reardan Memorial Clinic (now Reardan Memorial Library).		\| 1945-1973 \|\| Community Day was celebrated initially to raise money for the Red Cross and then the Reardan Memorial Clinic (now [[:Category:Memorial Library \| Reardan Memorial Library]]).
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	\| Jan. 1952 \|\| The Washington Grain and Milling Company grain elevator and mill burned to the ground		\| Jan. 1952 \|\| The Washington Grain and Milling Company grain elevator and mill burned to the ground
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	\| 1959 \|\| Burning of the original Ranch House restaurant		\| 1959 \|\| Burning of the original Ranch House restaurant
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	\| 1959-1962 \|\| Beautification for Seattle World's Fair or [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_21_Exposition Century 21 Exposition].		\| 1959-1962 \|\| [[:Category:Beautification Efforts \| Beautification for Seattle World's Fair]] or [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_21_Exposition Century 21 Exposition].
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	\| 1960 \|\| Revitalizing of the town library		\| 1960 \|\| Revitalizing of the [[:Category:Library \| town library]].
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	\| 1966 \|\| Moving of the town library to the Reardan Memorial Library		\| 1966 \|\| Moving of the town library to the [[:Category:Memorial Library \| Reardan Memorial Library]]
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	\| 1970s \|\| Changing of Community Day to Mule Days		\| 1970s \|\| Changing of Community Day to Mule Days