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History · Tekoa

A history of Tekoa,
since 1888

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

1888established
12old images & papers
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The story

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The area that includes the present-day city of Tekoa was settled by the Coeur d'Alene people. In 1886, David A. Huffman and George T. Huffman settled there. The townsite was platted in 1888 and was named after the Biblical town.

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Timeline

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1888Established
1900s4 items · Chase and Higbee cousins, Tekoa, Wash…Commons
1910s7 items · Grammar School, Tekoa, Washington, ci…Commons
c. 1920Congregational Church, Tekoa, Washington, circa…Commons
1930–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewChase and Higbee cousins, Tekoa, …, c. 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Tekoa, decade by decade

1900s4 items
Chase and Higbee cousins, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1900 - DPLA - 4d6f95d0ee672d908f10e1c6f8db2b3cCommonsChase and Higbee cousins, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1900 - D…c. 1900 · postcardParade float, Tekoa, Washington, 1909 - DPLA - 73576d4cba54973eae000e9d75c15cf5CommonsParade float, Tekoa, Washington, 1909 - DPLA - 73576d4cba54…1909 · postcardStreet scene in Tekoa, Washington, 1909 - DPLA - 2532bae5b8c86282de37d96749db41b8CommonsStreet scene in Tekoa, Washington, 1909 - DPLA - 2532bae5b8…1909 · postcardTekoa, Washington, 1909 - DPLA - 84682be60a9e4118bf18ad163c9c8204CommonsTekoa, Washington, 1909 - DPLA - 84682be60a9e4118bf18ad163c…1909 · postcard
1910s7 items
Grammar School, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - 5d6494ce7ecc4a7ead6d809f83c59c5fCommonsGrammar School, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - 5d64…c. 1910 · postcardHotel Tekoa, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - 9ff6972ea002f7aca2f2c973b4f51469CommonsHotel Tekoa, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - 9ff6972…c. 1910 · postcardParade band, Tekoa, Washington, 1910 - DPLA - 17ba025cc65f1d30a9fdad8e3e549838CommonsParade band, Tekoa, Washington, 1910 - DPLA - 17ba025cc65f1…1910 · postcardTekoa, Washington business district, circa 1910 - DPLA - aa1689eb0173eb4ad2a14c4ca687fd8eCommonsTekoa, Washington business district, circa 1910 - DPLA - aa…c. 1910 · postcardTown view of Tekoa, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - c7837a81db2e96992667732fda570b46CommonsTown view of Tekoa, Washington, circa 1910 - DPLA - c7837a8…c. 1910 · postcardSt. Joseph's Catholic Academy, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1914 - DPLA - 40ce74c7d0318bb4f16133227fb12087CommonsSt. Joseph's Catholic Academy, Tekoa, Washington, circa 191…c. 1914 · postcardPanoramic Town View, circa 1915CommonsPanoramic Town View, circa 19151915
1920s1 item
Congregational Church, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1920 - DPLA - a34aa8f5e023fcb5021d8f57c87f2498CommonsCongregational Church, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1920 - DPLA…c. 1920 · postcard
1930s–
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 Tekoa is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tekoa has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Tekoa Grain Company Elevator & Flathouse in Tekoa, 3.5 miles away.

Tekoa and the nearest listed places

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Tekoa Grain Company Elevator & FlathouseLatah SchoolHam-McEachern HouseCoeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred HeartMasonic HallEdwin H. Hanford House

Closest to Tekoa

Tekoa Grain Company Elevator & FlathouseTekoa · District3.5miLatah SchoolLatah · Built 19085.6miHam-McEachern HouseLatah · Built 18865.7miCoeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred HeartDe Smet · Building9.2miMasonic HallFarmington · Building9.4mi

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. Tekoa Grain Company Elevator & Flathouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Tekoa?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Tekoa’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 Chase and Higbee cousins, Tekoa, Washington, circa 1900 - DPLA - 4d6f95d0ee672d908f10e1c6f8db2b3c (c. 1900) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

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📜 Latah📜 Tensed📜 Farmington📜 Oakesdale

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