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History · Albion

A history of Albion,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Albion from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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The story

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Albion was first settled in 1871 by Levi Reynolds, and was platted in 1883. The town was known as Guy, until 1901, when a resident insisted to change the town's name to honor Sir Francis Drake, who named the region Nova Albion (New England). Albion was officially incorporated on March 4, 1910.

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Timeline

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1880s2 items · Edward College, Albion, Washington, c…Commons
c. 1890Red brick school, Albion, Washington, circa 189…Commons
1900s3 items · Baseball team, Albion, Washington, ci…Commons
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Albion’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEdward College, Albion, Washingto…, c. 1889: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people close to Albion

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Jim MattisJim MattisPullman · 6 miBCBrent CorriganLewiston · 30 miBryan FullerBryan FullerLewiston · 30 miJohn KitzhaberJohn KitzhaberColfax · 9 miJulie GibsonJulie GibsonLewiston · 30 miYakima CanuttYakima CanuttColfax · 9 mi
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Albion, decade by decade

1880s2 items
Edward College, Albion, Washington, circa 1889 - DPLA - 3555b34a9216412d266680eed3c6493b (page 1)CommonsEdward College, Albion, Washington, circa 1889 - DPLA - 355…c. 1889Students from Edwards College, Albion, Washington, circa 1889 - DPLA - b07162b2732562a23fd7a1b84ebc7543CommonsStudents from Edwards College, Albion, Washington, circa 18…c. 1889
1890s1 item
Red brick school, Albion, Washington, circa 1890-1899 - DPLA - e31558d73ec399739f2805752d90e99aCommonsRed brick school, Albion, Washington, circa 1890-1899 - DPL…c. 1890
1900s3 items
Baseball team, Albion, Washington, circa 1900CommonsBaseball team, Albion, Washington, circa 1900c. 1900Edwards College, Albion, Washington, circa 1900 - DPLA - 57130b97bebfc2a34f964ccc50ed81d2CommonsEdwards College, Albion, Washington, circa 1900 - DPLA - 57…c. 1900Guy Miller Company dam and mill pond, Albion, Washington, circa 1900 - DPLA - a4472487b2c84781892e521ecd7c57a7CommonsGuy Miller Company dam and mill pond, Albion, Washington, c…c. 1900
1910s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Albion is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Albion has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cordova Theater in Pullman, 5.2 miles away.

Albion and the nearest listed places

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Cordova TheaterStar Route and Palouse Street Brick RoadWilliam Swain HousePullman High SchoolInterstate Telephone Co. - PullmanCollege Hill Historic District

Closest to Albion

Cordova TheaterPullman · Spanish Colonial Revival5.2miStar Route and Palouse Street Brick RoadPullman · Structure5.2miWilliam Swain HousePullman · Building5.3miPullman High SchoolPullman · Building5.3miInterstate Telephone Co. - PullmanPullman · Building5.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Cordova Theater’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Albion?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Albion’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Edward College, Albion, Washington, circa 1889 - DPLA - 3555b34a9216412d266680eed3c6493b (page 1) (c. 1889) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Pullman📜 Colfax📜 Palouse📜 Moscow

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