Polson's in WA

For the third time in my life I passed the Polson Museum today. And for the third time it was closed. I had actually looked ahead and knew that it would be, but I still had hopes that their website was wrong.









It is a beautiful home (from the outside at least) which was apparently the base for the families logging operations in times past. I have mixed feelings, being very interested in history of the family and of the very important role the lumber industry played in the history of this area, but at the same time sad at the role they played in removing the old growth rainforest which is now relegated to only a few valleys in this area. Knowing that my great grandfather was a lumber man in NC does also make me wonder about how closely related we may be . . . Perhaps some cousin struck out for new experiences as the old growth forests dwindled in the East.

In any case we continued to see evidence of the influence of Polson's on this area including a logging road that we followed called Polson Camp Rd.

For a family name that is relatively obscure, it was very exciting to see!


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Location:Hoquiam, WA