Document Type
Image
Preview
Creation Date
1889
Description
Looking west from foot of Craig's Hill toward the small business district of Ellensburgh. Large white building is the Presbyterian Academy and Church. The academy was the first public school in the frontier community. Large building in distance was the Johnson House (hotel). The picture was before the July 4,1889 fire.A very early view of Ellensburg before the disasterous fire of 1889.
Recommended Citation
Hamacher, E. J., "Early view of Ellensburgh, Washington Territory" (1889). Ellensburg History Photographs. 10.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/ellensburg_history/10
Source
Local History Collection Photographs, Ellensburg Public Library
Format
image/jpg
Keywords
Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Cityscapes, Historic districts -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg, Cityscapes -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg, Presbyterian Academy (Ellensburg, Wash.), Presbyterian Church (Ellensburg, Wash.), Johnson House (Ellensburg, Wash.), Wilson Creek Pond (Ellensburg, Wash.)