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Boom Days In Ellensburg, 1888-1891, Samuel R. Mohler
Boom Days In Ellensburg, 1888-1891, Samuel R. Mohler
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When the Federal Census was taken in 1940, the population of Ellensburg, Washington, numbered 5,944. Several hundred have been added since, but there has been no wartime boom. As the home of Central Washington College of Education, the seat of government of Kittitas County, and the trading center for a prosperous agricultural and stock-raising community, it is (except perhaps during the annual Rodeo) a quiet town of steady habits with a particularly stable economy. It is doubtful if any of its present inhabitants expect it to become a great metropolis, and perhaps few would desire it to be. Yet Ellensburg …
Impacts Of The War On The Pacific Northwest, Reginald M. Shaw
Impacts Of The War On The Pacific Northwest, Reginald M. Shaw
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This article details various ways the war effort changed the economy, industry, and population of various urban centers in the Pacific Northwest.