Compiled by Patrick J. Graham
A collection of historical articles and stories about Colville and northeastern Washington; originally published in 1989; updated and reprinted 2003 by the Statesman-Examiner, Colville, WA .............120 pages, plus index
Chapter I - The Land in the Making, Geology of the Region, How We Became What We Are Today, From "The Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest" by George Fuller
Chapter II - Kalispell Indian Trail by Goldie Putnam of Inchelium, noted historian with a reputation for accuracy, tells of the trail that early Indians transversed between the salmon grounds and the buffalo grounds
Chapter III - Kettle Falls...Center of History by Patrick J. Graham, written at the time of the draw down of Lake Roosevelt in 1979 for construction of the third powerhouse, the story of the falls and their importance
Chapter IV - The Place of Colville written by David H. Chance of the Sociology/Anthropology department, University of Idaho; Chance is an authority on Hudson Bay Ford Colville and Indian life at old Kettle Falls
Chapter V - Washington (How the Territory received its name)
Chapter VI - How Colville Received Its Name Chapter VII - Colville...City of Proud Heritage written by Thomas I. Oakshott for the 1959 Colville Centennial; Judge Oakshott was a superior court judge for Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, a prominent lawyer, politician and historian
Chapter VII - Colville...City of Proud Heritage written by Thomas I. Oakshott for the 1959 Colville Centennial; Judge Oakshott was a superior court judge for Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, a prominent lawyer, politician and historian
Chapter VIII - Colville Road - oldest of the pioneer highways, by Dr. C.S. Kingston, Professor Emeritus of History, Eastern Washington State University, one of the Inland Empire's most prominent historians
Chapter IX - Tom Graham Notes - first time ever published in book form, the Tom Graham notes have been recognized as one of the great recorded accounts of the Colville Valley in 1879-1880
