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History · Lakeview

Lakeview’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lakeview. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lakeview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeview had a population of 1,068. The community is referred to as Lakeview Park on topographic maps and by locals.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 915 to 1,068 (+17%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lakeview 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.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakeview’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Lakeview

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Clarence GilyardClarence GilyardMoses Lake · 20 miPierson FodéPierson FodéMoses Lake · 20 miValkyraeValkyraeMoses Lake · 20 miJoseph J. TysonJoseph J. TysonMoses Lake · 20 miMatt CedeñoMatt CedeñoMoses Lake · 20 miABArthur J. BurksWaterville · 32 mi
By decade

Lakeview, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings 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 Lakeview is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lakeview has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bell Hotel in Ephrata, 4.4 miles away.

Lakeview and the nearest listed places

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Bell HotelColumbia Basin Project Irrigation Division Headquarters OfficeGrant County CourthouseStratford SchoolWilson Creek State BankSamuel and Katherine Reiman House

Closest to Lakeview

Bell HotelEphrata · Built 19384.4miColumbia Basin Project Irrigation Division Headquarters OfficeEphrata · Building4.4miGrant County CourthouseEphrata · Building4.4miStratford SchoolWilson Creek · Built 191211.3miWilson Creek State BankWilson Creek · Built 190618.2mi

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. Bell Hotel’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lakeview?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lakeview’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

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Soap Lake📜 Ephrata📜 Wilson Creek📜 Quincy
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