Early Day Roslyn.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs
Collection
Citation
Unknown., “Early Day Roslyn.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs,” Brooks Library Digital Collections, accessed May 23, 2013, http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/8381.
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Title
Early Day Roslyn.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs
Subject
Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Cityscapes; Historic districts -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Cityscapes -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Roslyn (Wash.) -- Cityscapes; Coal mines and mining -- Washington (State) -- Roslyn; Northern Pacific Railway Company
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, was dedicated on November 22, 1889 and incorporated in 1890 with a population on 1,480.
Creator
Unknown.
Source
Ellensburg Public Library
Publisher
Ellensburg Public Library
Date
ca. 1889.
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the director of the Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection. Please contact at 209 N. Ruby St.. Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 962-7252.
Type
8"x10' sepia enlargement of original photograph.
Identifier
TNV-028