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Lester WA Reunion - Stampede Pass
Author: Phillips, III, J.A.
Date: 05-25-2007 - 13:34
LESTER REUNION
Come join families and friends from Lester, Washington, at their annual reunion!
The reunion will be Friday, June 1, beginning at 10:45 A.M. The location will be in Eastside Banquet Room 2C at the Muckleshoot Casino, located at 2402 Auburn Way South in Auburn, Washington. The casino is on the Auburn-Enumclaw Highway, just east of Auburn. To reach Auburn from Seattle or Tacoma, take Interstate 5 to State Route 18 East in Federal Way. In Auburn, take the Auburn Way Exit and follow the signs to the Casino. A map and further information is available on the Casino’s Web site at www.muckleshootcasino.com/contact.html.
Activities and entertainment include Northwest folk singer Randy Rogers, a slide show with images from WSU Press author Jim Fredrickson and commentary by railroad veteran Dave Sprau, pictures and scrapbooks by Rail Tales author Ruth Eckes.
The Muckleshoot Casino offers gaming and dining. A buffet will be served at the reunion; price for the meal is $12.
ABOUT LESTER
Founded in 1892, Lester was an important helper station on the Northern Pacific Railway’s route across Stampede Pass. A large depot, coal dock and roundhouse were built to support steam locomotives as they helped shove passenger and freight trains across the 2.2 percent grade to the summit at Stampede Tunnel. Lester was also home to one of the last large logging camps in King County. With the closing of the logging camp in 1978, and the mothballing of the rail line in 1984, Lester became a ghost town. In 1996, its last two residents, teacher Gert Murphy and her niece Mary Aucort, were on hand to witness the reopening of the railroad line by BNSF. Today, King County, the Port of Seattle, and BNSF are planning to enlarge Stampede Tunnel to better handle intermodal traffic from Puget Sound ports. Come to the reunion to see old friends, make new ones, and learn about Lester's role in the first railroad link across the Cascades!
You can read more about the history of Lester on the Web from Auburn’s White River Valley Museum—[www.wrvmuseum.org].
Come join families and friends from Lester, Washington, at their annual reunion!
The reunion will be Friday, June 1, beginning at 10:45 A.M. The location will be in Eastside Banquet Room 2C at the Muckleshoot Casino, located at 2402 Auburn Way South in Auburn, Washington. The casino is on the Auburn-Enumclaw Highway, just east of Auburn. To reach Auburn from Seattle or Tacoma, take Interstate 5 to State Route 18 East in Federal Way. In Auburn, take the Auburn Way Exit and follow the signs to the Casino. A map and further information is available on the Casino’s Web site at www.muckleshootcasino.com/contact.html.
Activities and entertainment include Northwest folk singer Randy Rogers, a slide show with images from WSU Press author Jim Fredrickson and commentary by railroad veteran Dave Sprau, pictures and scrapbooks by Rail Tales author Ruth Eckes.
The Muckleshoot Casino offers gaming and dining. A buffet will be served at the reunion; price for the meal is $12.
ABOUT LESTER
Founded in 1892, Lester was an important helper station on the Northern Pacific Railway’s route across Stampede Pass. A large depot, coal dock and roundhouse were built to support steam locomotives as they helped shove passenger and freight trains across the 2.2 percent grade to the summit at Stampede Tunnel. Lester was also home to one of the last large logging camps in King County. With the closing of the logging camp in 1978, and the mothballing of the rail line in 1984, Lester became a ghost town. In 1996, its last two residents, teacher Gert Murphy and her niece Mary Aucort, were on hand to witness the reopening of the railroad line by BNSF. Today, King County, the Port of Seattle, and BNSF are planning to enlarge Stampede Tunnel to better handle intermodal traffic from Puget Sound ports. Come to the reunion to see old friends, make new ones, and learn about Lester's role in the first railroad link across the Cascades!
You can read more about the history of Lester on the Web from Auburn’s White River Valley Museum—[www.wrvmuseum.org].
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Phillips, III, J.A. | 05-25-2007 - 13:34 |
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Ross Hall | 05-25-2007 - 17:07 |
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Mike Keyes | 05-26-2007 - 09:40 |
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