Grays River’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Grays River. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGrays River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wahkiakum County, Washington. Grays River stands on the north bank of the lower Grays River, which flows into the Columbia River Estuary. As of the 2020 census, Grays River had a population of 248. The Grays River community is part of the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District, a K-12 school district of about 670 students. The National Register of Historic Places-listed Grays River Covered Bridge crosses the Grays River in the community. It is the only such bridge still in use in Washington.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 263 to 248 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grays River yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Grays River’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grays River’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGrays River Covered Bridge, Worre…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Grays River
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Grays River, decade by decade
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1 historic place in Grays River
1 place in Grays River is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Grays River Covered Bridge, Worrel Road spanning Grays River and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.