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Butte de Morale
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Buttes
"The altitude of this butte, as determined by barometric measurement, is 281.8 feet above the level of the Shyenne (Cheyenne) River." Named for "an engagement between some half-breeds and Sioux, in which one of the former, by the...
Pacific Railroad Survey Prints

Chemakane Mission
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Tshimakain Mission (Wash.); Walker, Elkanah, 1805-1877; Eels, Cushing, 1810-1893
Chemakane Mission named for a nearby spring, was "occupied by Messrs. Walker and Eel; but, in 1849, in consequence of the Cayuse difficulties, it was abandoned." "The site of the mission is five miles from the Spokane River, in an...
Pacific Railroad Survey Prints

Construction Towns
Mason City (Wash.) [town]
The “Government Town” in the foreground, and the “Contractor’s Town” across the river, in the background. Mason City, the contractor’s town, was named for Silas B. Mason.
Hubert Blonk

Dryden, Cecil Pearl
Dryden, Cecil P. (Cecil Pearl), b. 1887; Women history teachers -- Washington (State) -- Cheney; History teachers -- Washington (State) -- Cheney; Eastern Washington University -- Faculty; Eastern Washington University. History Dept.; Eastern...
Photograph of Cecil Pearl Dryden who taught History at Eastern Washington University from 1923-1957. Dryden Hall was named after C. P. Dryden in 1966.
EWU Individuals

Gillette and the Invasion of Sicily
Clippings; Italy; World War II;
A newspaper clipping about the airborne involvement in the invasion of Sicily. Sgt. Gillette is named in the clipping.
Robert W. Gillette

Kingston, Ceylon Samuel
Kingston, Ceylon Samuel; Eastern Washington University -- Faculty; Eastern Washington University. History Dept.; State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.) -- History; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph of Ceylon S. Kingston, who taught History at Cheney State Normal School (currently Eastern Washington University) from 1901-1940. Mr. Kingston also served as acting president of Cheney State Normal School from March 1902 to May 1902 when...
EWU Individuals

Mount Rainier viewed from near Steilacoom
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Mount Rainier (Wash.)
"Mount Rainier is one of the highest and most prominent peaks of the Cascade range." "The mountain was first discovered by Vancouver in the beginning of May of 1792, from Port Townsend. He named it in honor of his friend, Rear...
Pacific Railroad Survey Prints

Pike Lake
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Lakes & ponds
Lieutenant Grover's camp on the shores of Pike Lake. Governor Stevens considered this to be "the real starting point of the expedition and named the camp, "Camp Marcy", in honor of the Secretary of State." Plate VI.
Pacific Railroad Survey Prints

Pillars of Hercules
Showalter Hall (Eastern Washington University); Pillars of Hercules (Eastern Washington University); Rock formations;
Pillars of Hercules and Showalter Hall. Showalter Hall was named in honor of the school's president Noah Showalter, 1911-26. The Pillars of Hercules were built in 1915 as a memorial to the administration building that was destroyed by fire in...
EWU Buildings and Grounds

Streeter, Ruth Cheney. portrait
Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895- ; Photograph collections -- Washington (State) -- Cheney; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph of a portrait of Ruth Cheney Streeter, granddaughter of Benjamin P. Cheney founder of Eastern Washington University. Streeter Residence Hall was named for Ruth Cheney Streeter.
EWU Individuals

Sutton, William J. Principal
Sutton, William James, 1865-1940; Eastern Washington University -- Presidents; State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.) -- History; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph of William J. Sutton, principal of the Cheney State Normal School (currently Eastern Washington University) from 1892-1897. Sutton Hall was named for W. J. Sutton in 1923.
EWU Individuals

WiFiPoz -- an accurate indoor positioning system
Location-based services; Mobile geographic information systems; Global Positioning System
Theses -- Restricted Access

Z Canyon
Canyons; Cliffs; Pend Oreille River
Photograph of Z Canyon on the Pend Oreille River, named for its shape. Cliff walls pinch together creating a bottleneck passageway.
Otis Willard Freeman Photograph Collection

Z Canyon Cliffs
Canyons; Cliffs; Pend Oreille River
Photograph of Z Canyon on the Pend Oreille River, named for it's shape. Cliff walls pinch together creating a bottleneck passageway.
Otis Willard Freeman Photograph Collection

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