File:Wellington, Wash. following avalanche, 1910 - DPLA - c72707c34ee7ac6c35c8f074e8a0e172.jpg

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Wellington, Wash. following avalanche, 1910 (

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Creator

Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941

Title

Wellington, Wash. following avalanche, 1910

Description

Wellington was founded in 1893 near the west end of the Great Northern Railway's Cascade Tunnel. In 1910, the community had a deadly avalanche which swept two trains off the tracks and into a nearby valley, killing 96 people. Shortly thereafter, the area was renamed Tye to avoid associations with the event. The town was abandoned in 1929 when the Cascade Tunnel was completed. This photo shows the deep snow surrounding the Bailets Hotel and Hemrich Bros. saloon.; Wellington, WA

Date

1900?

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 GND: 4841883-3 SUDOC: 163986193 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: c72707c34ee7ac6c35c8f074e8a0e172
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_nwp_00977

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