File:Aeriel view of Colfax, Washington looking north, 1889 - DPLA - 5ead312fc4495fd94ea119a09db04ab5.jpg

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Aeriel view of Colfax, Washington looking north, 1889 (

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Aeriel view of Colfax, Washington looking north, 1889

Description

Aeriel view of Colfax, looking north. On the upper left edge of photo is part of the Colfax College (later named the English College). At this time the south fork of the Palouse River spread out to create Cooper Lake. This lake was drained around the turn of the century when the South Palouse River was dug out. The Main Street School is in the center right of the image, north of the bridge, on the east side of the 400 South block of Main Street.

Date

1889

Collection

Colfax

	Location	Whitman County , United States of America
	Coordinates	46° 53′ 03″ N, 117° 21′ 49″ W
	Established	1873
	Website	www.colfaxwa.org
	Authority file	: Q1509984 VIAF: 126729956 LCCN: n85064371 NAID: 10042248 OSM: 237737 J9U: 987007555478005171 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Colfax 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: 5ead312fc4495fd94ea119a09db04ab5
Colfax identifier: WCLCF331

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