Roslyn, Washington, 1889



Citation

“Roslyn, Washington, 1889,” Brooks Library Digital Collections, accessed May 21, 2013, http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/7023.

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Title

Roslyn, Washington, 1889

Subject

Roslyn, Washington; Kittitas County (Wash.) - History; Coal mining

Description

Coal was discovered in 1883 on land owned by the Northern Pacific Railway Company. The company located several mines in 1886. The town of Roslyn was established during these years and was dedicated on November 22, 1886 and incorporated in 1890 with a population of 1,480.

Source

Ellensburg Public Library

Date


1889

Contributor

Ellensburg Public Library

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the director of the Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection.

Format

Scanned photographic print June 2001, DPI- 600, JPEG, with a Microtek Scanmaker 6400 XL.

Type

Photograph

Coverage

Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn