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The story

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, early settlers like Henry Sedge played a role in the development of the Naches and Nile communities. Sedge was appointed postmaster of Nile and was involved in education and community events, including Memorial Day programs at the local schoolhouse.

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Naches, 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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Today18 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Naches is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Naches has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is James Gleed Barn in Gleed, 6.1 miles away.

Naches and the nearest listed places

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James Gleed BarnYakima Valley Transportation CompanyBuckeye Ranch HouseCarbonneau MansionWinfield Perrin HouseWilliam N. Irish House

Closest to Naches

James Gleed BarnGleed · Built 18856.1miYakima Valley Transportation CompanyYakima · District9.7miBuckeye Ranch HouseNile · Building10.6miCarbonneau MansionYakima · Built 191010.9miWinfield Perrin HouseYakima · Building11.1mi

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. James Gleed Barn’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Naches?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Naches’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

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