Ronald, Washington II.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs
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Citation
Unknown., “Ronald, Washington II.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs,” Brooks Library Digital Collections, accessed May 22, 2013, http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/items/show/8496.
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Title
Ronald, Washington II.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs
Subject
Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Cityscapes; Historic districts -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Cityscapes -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Ronald (Wash.) -- Cityscapes; Mines and mining -- Washington (State) -- Ronald; Ronald, Alexander; Northwestern Improvement Company
Description
The town of Ronald was created when No. 3 mine was opened for coal mining in the late 1880s. Named after Alexander Ronald, Superintendent of the Northwestern Improvement Company. Miners and their families built homes on the company's land near the mine. In the early years, Ronald supported eleven businesses which supplied the families with necessary goods. The school opened in May 1890 with 49 pupils. Ronald is located two miles west of Roslyn.Original photograph labeled "Ronald - looking west from #2 & #3 Mines."
Creator
Unknown.
Source
Ellensburg Public Library
Publisher
Ellensburg Public Library
Date
ca. 1915.
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
6 1/2"x9" b/w reprint of original photograph.
Identifier
TNV-043