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History · Torboy

Torboy’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Torboy. 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

Torboy is a census-designated place in Ferry County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Torboy had a population of 43.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 49 to 43 (-12%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Torboy 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 Torboy’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Torboy

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ReniéReniéRepublic · 3 miJFJames FargoRepublic · 3 miAlex N. DragnichAlex N. DragnichRepublic · 3 miBud PodbielanBud PodbielanCurlew · 15 miBHBrian HolsingerRepublic · 3 miEMEarl McClungInchelium · 29 mi
By decade

Torboy, 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 Torboy is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Torboy has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fairweather-Trevitt House in Torboy, 1.9 miles away.

Torboy and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Torboy. Tap a dot.
Fairweather-Trevitt HouseCreaser HotelFerry County CourthouseJesse W. & Elizabeth Slagle HouseCurlew SchoolAnsorge Hotel

Closest to Torboy

Fairweather-Trevitt HouseTorboy · Victorian Vernacular1.9miCreaser HotelRepublic · Building3.3miFerry County CourthouseRepublic · Built 19373.3miJesse W. & Elizabeth Slagle HouseRepublic · Queen Anne · Built 19003.5miCurlew SchoolCurlew · Built 190714.9mi

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. Fairweather-Trevitt House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Torboy?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Torboy’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

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📜 Republic📜 Marcus📜 Kettle Falls📜 Tonasket
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