Leavenworth; located in the central Cascades of Washington state; was once known as Icicle; and has been home to Native Americans; settlers; miners; railroad workers; and loggers. The native tribes came to this pristine and bountiful area to hunt game and fish for salmon. The promise of gold brought miners to Leavenworth; and once the Great Northern Railroad laid down its tracks in the late 1800s; the town moved from Icicle to its present location. The Lamb-Davis Lumber Company also built a sawmill in town; but when the railroad relocated its tracks and moved its hub to Wenatchee; the sawmill closed in 1926. The little boomtown in the Cascades went bust; but it was reinvented by its residents in the early 1960s with a Bavarian theme. The Bavarian premise of Leavenworth is still intact; and today the city draws around 2.5 million visitors annually.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. i love this bookBy Always Hopefuli love this book. i only wish more of the photos were dated. if you have an interest in santa paula history. this is a good choice.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A trip down memory lane.By okie911I grew up in Santa Paula in the 50s and 60s. This was like wonderful trip down memory lane . Seeing pictures of places I remember from my child hood was just emotional as well as enjoyable.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy JerryNice piece of history
