Thorp’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Thorp. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Kittitas Valley was occupied by the Kittitas (Yakama Ichishkíin Sínwit: Ki-tatash) or Upper Yakama tribe, as well as hunting and food gathering parties of Cayuse and Nez Perce. The area was rich in wild berries, fish and game, and neighboring tribes annually converged on the valley in April or May to harvest Indian onions (Allium spp.), Indian potatoes (Claytonia lanceolata), and breadroot (Lomatium canbyi). The various tribes engaged in horse trading with early British and American fur traders, and had peaceful relations with Jesuit Catholic missionaries who preceded them.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Thorp’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Thorp’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThorpTrainNo255ca1900, c. 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Thorp, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as ThorpTrainNo255ca1900 (c. 1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.