Spirit of Liberty: History of a Gold Mining Camp and Its School

Authors

Wesley C. EngstromFollow

Files

Document Type

Book

Description

This book presents the history of a school in a mining camp of the late 1800's with emphasis on preserving names of early pioneers involved in creating the school. To put the school itself in proper perspective the history of the development of the gold mines is included as well as the history of Liberty, Washington.

Publication Date

2007

Publisher

Wesley C. Engstrom

City

Liberty, Washington

Keywords

Gold Mining, Education

Disciplines

United States History

Comments

The mining camp of Liberty has a history that continued to evolve long after the school itself ceased operation. The people of Liberty became known for their tenacity in the 1970’s when Liberty was threatened by the Federal Government with extinction. The people mounted a campaign for their property that was finally settled by a bill passed in the U.S. Congress signed by the President of the United States saying they could have clear title to the 19 home sites in the camp.

In this book original documents are used to depict history as it occurred and pictures, many never before published, are used to bring history to life. First person accounts are used whenever possible rather than condensing their words into my interpretation of what was said.

Recommended Citation

Engstrom, Wesley C., "Spirit of Liberty: History of a Gold Mining Camp and Its School" (2007). Works by Local Authors. 1.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/local_authors/1