North Idaho Milestones
Item
Title
North Idaho Milestones
Description
Special feature published by The Press on November 21, 1999.
Headlines included:
North Idaho Milestones
The Author: Robert Singletary
Credits: editing, layout & design
The Five Northern Counties
Kellogg: Supported by Uncle Bunker
Murray: Last of the gold mine towns
Mullan: Named for Captain John
Coeur d'Alene: From military town to county seat
Rathdrum: Former county seat experienced ups & downs
Post Falls: On the banks of the Spokane River
Harrison: Small town big history
Worley: Little town on the reservation
Spirit Lake: Buildings went up overnight
Hayden Lake: A lake, a man and a friendly game of cards
Sandpoint: Settlement on the north shore
Priest River: Old time Timber Town
Athol; Small town started as small station
Bonners Ferry: At the head of the Kootenai River
St. Maries: On the banks of the St. Joe River
Wallace: Creeks, canyons and silver
Mining: All that glitters is silver and gold
Steamboats: Plying the north Idaho waterways
Railroads: North Idaho was center for railways
Logging: Timber to lumber
Farming: All about agriculture
Tourism: Playland pier, regattas, bozanta tavern popular attractions
Free Time: Fun away from Farragut
The Arts: Everyone loves a good show
One Room or Many: Schools for public education
Higher Ed: Coeur d'Alene junior, north Idaho junior & North Idaho College
Utilities: Helping people plug in
Highways: Bye, bumpy roads
Farragut: Training for the U.S. Navy 1942-1946
Making Men: From recruits to sailors
Housing History: Cataldo's old mission
Hospitals: For healing & health care
Retail: Let's go shopping
Creeks, Rivers, Lakes & Mountains: A haven for outdoor fun
Libraries: Looking for a good read
Movies: Watching stars on the big screen
The 1910 Fire: A large and deadly raging inferno
Churches: places for the people to worship
The Flood of 1933: Fighting rising waters
Sports: Thrill of victory
Chronology: Major events in north Idaho
Marcus Wright: Tax man and tie king
Stanly Easton: Managing Bunker Hill
Teresa Graham: Political activist, civic leader & businesswoman
Sorensen & Johnson: Coeur d'Alene's masters boatbuilders
Frederick A Blackwell: Ambitious Lumberman
Daniel Corbin: Sugar beet farmer
Perry A. Christianson: Honored Educator and Administrator
Gilbert burns: Coeur d'Alene's music man
George T. Williams: Lake city's leading architect
Nellie Stockbridge: Silver valley's prized photographer
Kyle Walker: Nicknamed Mr. Cd'A
Henry SiJohn: Tribal elder loved music & loved to sing
Lawrence Aripa: Tribal storyteller
Louise Shadduck: Idaho's treasure
Harry f. Magnuson: Wallace mining magnate
Looking Ahead: Agriculture
Looking Ahead: Healthy Forests
Looting Ahead: Light manufacturing
Looking Ahead: The labor market
Looking Ahead: Tourism
Looking Ahead: Coeur d'Alene tribe continues quest for success
Looking Ahead: Retail
Looking Ahead: Medicine
Looking Ahead: Mining
Looking Ahead: Transportation
Looking Ahead: Public Ed
Looking Ahead: Real Estate
Looking Ahead: Higher education
Looking Ahead: Banking
Headlines included:
North Idaho Milestones
The Author: Robert Singletary
Credits: editing, layout & design
The Five Northern Counties
Kellogg: Supported by Uncle Bunker
Murray: Last of the gold mine towns
Mullan: Named for Captain John
Coeur d'Alene: From military town to county seat
Rathdrum: Former county seat experienced ups & downs
Post Falls: On the banks of the Spokane River
Harrison: Small town big history
Worley: Little town on the reservation
Spirit Lake: Buildings went up overnight
Hayden Lake: A lake, a man and a friendly game of cards
Sandpoint: Settlement on the north shore
Priest River: Old time Timber Town
Athol; Small town started as small station
Bonners Ferry: At the head of the Kootenai River
St. Maries: On the banks of the St. Joe River
Wallace: Creeks, canyons and silver
Mining: All that glitters is silver and gold
Steamboats: Plying the north Idaho waterways
Railroads: North Idaho was center for railways
Logging: Timber to lumber
Farming: All about agriculture
Tourism: Playland pier, regattas, bozanta tavern popular attractions
Free Time: Fun away from Farragut
The Arts: Everyone loves a good show
One Room or Many: Schools for public education
Higher Ed: Coeur d'Alene junior, north Idaho junior & North Idaho College
Utilities: Helping people plug in
Highways: Bye, bumpy roads
Farragut: Training for the U.S. Navy 1942-1946
Making Men: From recruits to sailors
Housing History: Cataldo's old mission
Hospitals: For healing & health care
Retail: Let's go shopping
Creeks, Rivers, Lakes & Mountains: A haven for outdoor fun
Libraries: Looking for a good read
Movies: Watching stars on the big screen
The 1910 Fire: A large and deadly raging inferno
Churches: places for the people to worship
The Flood of 1933: Fighting rising waters
Sports: Thrill of victory
Chronology: Major events in north Idaho
Marcus Wright: Tax man and tie king
Stanly Easton: Managing Bunker Hill
Teresa Graham: Political activist, civic leader & businesswoman
Sorensen & Johnson: Coeur d'Alene's masters boatbuilders
Frederick A Blackwell: Ambitious Lumberman
Daniel Corbin: Sugar beet farmer
Perry A. Christianson: Honored Educator and Administrator
Gilbert burns: Coeur d'Alene's music man
George T. Williams: Lake city's leading architect
Nellie Stockbridge: Silver valley's prized photographer
Kyle Walker: Nicknamed Mr. Cd'A
Henry SiJohn: Tribal elder loved music & loved to sing
Lawrence Aripa: Tribal storyteller
Louise Shadduck: Idaho's treasure
Harry f. Magnuson: Wallace mining magnate
Looking Ahead: Agriculture
Looking Ahead: Healthy Forests
Looting Ahead: Light manufacturing
Looking Ahead: The labor market
Looking Ahead: Tourism
Looking Ahead: Coeur d'Alene tribe continues quest for success
Looking Ahead: Retail
Looking Ahead: Medicine
Looking Ahead: Mining
Looking Ahead: Transportation
Looking Ahead: Public Ed
Looking Ahead: Real Estate
Looking Ahead: Higher education
Looking Ahead: Banking
Date
1999
Rights
Used under fair use distinction for educational purposes only. Educational use includes non-commercial use of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes.
