Information on the Washington State Okanogan Loop Scenic Byway

http://www.okanoganwash.com/

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Okanogan – has a population of around 2,500 and an elevation of 860 feet above sea level. In 1888 the town was founded as Alma and was renamed in 1905 as Pogue then finally in 1907 it was again renamed Okanogan. Prior to roads and railroads Okanogan could only be reached by steamboats in May and June.

In 1906 an irrigation system reached the area allowing the surrounding area to be planted with orchards, its primary industry today. Today orchards extend down the Okanogan River Valley from the Canadian Border to the Columbia River and beyond

Chamber of Commerce

Museum

Okanogan Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 1125

Okanogan, WA 98840

509-422-3658

Okanogan County Historical Museum

Okanogan, WA

Visit their web site.

Located on the Okanogan River next to the Legion Park. Displays on fur trading, native Americans, cattle drives, mining, homesteading, railroads, and irrigation systems in the area.

Omak

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Junction with WA-155 to Coulee Dam 55 mi. to the southwest.

Omak – Elevation 837 feet above sea level and has a population of over 1,600.

Omak and Okanogan are only 5 mi. apart so it is difficult to tell where one city ends and the other begins. You will find the primary business in this area is apple orchards but “Baby’s Breath” farming is also a growing part of the economy. For those of you who aren’t florists, “Baby’s Breath” is used a lot in bouquets.

Chamber of Commerce	Museum

Riverside

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Riverside –

Chamber of Commerce	Museum

Tonasket

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Tonasket –

Chamber of Commerce	Museum

Wauconda

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Wauconda – just north of WA-20

Chamber of Commerce	Museum

Republic

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Republic – Population of almost 1000.

Chamber of Commerce	Museum

Kettle Falls

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http://www.kettlefalls.us/

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Kettle Falls – has an elevation of 1,625 feet above sea level and a population of over 1,500. Before is was flooded by Lake Roosevelt there was a falls here were the native Americans gathered in great numbers to gather Salmon to dry for the long cold winter. In 1825 the Hudson’s Bay Company built a gristmill near here at Myers Falls making it the first white settlement east of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State.

Chamber of Commerce

Museum

Kettle Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 119

Kettle Falls, WA 99141

509-738-2300

The City of Kettle Falls

http://www.kettlefalls.com/

Kettle Falls Historical Center

509-738-6964

http://kfhc.homestead.com/kfhc.html

Located 3 mi. west of town at the junction of St. Paul’s Mission Road & WA-20 just at the west end of the bridge over Lake Roosevelt.

The museum documents 9,000 years of history in this area. Dioramas give a feel of life here in ancient times.

Colville

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Colville –

Museum
*Stevens* *County* *Historical Society* 700 N Wynne Street PO Box 25 Colville, WA 99114 509-684-5968 Visit their web site. Keller Heritage Center Museum & park The Park Includes: Museum of Indian, Pioneer Life and Historical items, Keller House of 1910, Graves Mt. Lookout Tower, Hixon Castles and Garden, Colville's first school house, Farmstead cabin, Trappers cabin, Pioneer Machinery Museum, Sawmill, Blacksmith Shop, and Mining equipment

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Village of Tiger

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Village of Lost Creek

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Village of Blueslide

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Village of Ruby

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Village of Jared

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Village of Locke

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Village of Cusick

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Village of Usk

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Village of Dalkena

Newport

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