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Newport, Washington
Newport is a city and the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,114 at the 2020 census.
Newport was given its name in 1890 due to its selection as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River. The region around present-day Newport, Washington, has been inhabited for at least 10,000 years and remains part of the traditional homeland of the Kalispel people. In 1809 and 1810, fur trader and explorer David Thompson of the North West Company traveled through the area while mapping trade routes in the Inland Northwest. In the 1850s, Dr. George Suckley, commissioned by Washington Territory Governor Isaac I. Stevens, conducted surveys of the region. His work focused on assessing timber resources, documenting the terrain, and identifying possible transportation routes.
The arrival of the Great Northern Railway connected Newport to wider markets by linking river transport with the rail line. This ended much of the community’s isolation and opened the way for Pend Oreille County’s mining and timber industries to reach distant buyers. The town’s early growth is often credited to James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad. In 1900, brothers Charles Talmadge and Warren E. Talmadge created the Newport Washington Land Company and soon platted the settlement. A post office was established in 1901, and on April 13, 1903 Newport was officially incorporated as a fourth-class town, with Tom J. Kelly serving as its first mayor.
The first river bridge was built in 1906, and was replaced in 1926, and again in 1988.
In 1935, Newport City Marshall George Conniff was killed during a robbery at the Newport Creamery by multiple Spokane police officers. The case went stagnant for decades until Pend Oreille County Sheriff, Tony Bamonte took interest in the 1980s.The weapon believed to have killed Conniff was found in the Spokane River underneath the Post Street Bridge in 1989. A book was published about it in 1992 by Timothy Egan.
In 1965, Washington Governor Daniel J. Evans formally dedicated the Big Wheel, a historic Corliss steam engine, to the City of Newport during a public ceremony marking its installation as a community landmark.
Newport began a tourism campaign in 1987 that involved planting hundreds of national, state, and city flags to transform itself into the "City of Flags". The scheme was abandoned a decade later after issues with theft and maintenance. There are no remaining flag structures in Newport today. During the 1990s, Newport made a number of improvements to its public amenities and appearance. In 1995, the local Chamber of Commerce opened a visitor center on land leased from the Pend Oreille County Historical Society. The museum grounds contain three historic log cabins relocated and reconstructed from their original sites, a collection of farming and logging tools, a replica logging camp bunkhouse, and a Burlington Northern caboose.
The museum complex also includes the Stuart B. Bradley Memorial Building, completed in 1994, which provides space for a research library and community use. It was named in honor of Stuart B. Bradley, a longtime local historian and supporter of the Historical Society. U.S. House Speaker Tom Foley attended the building’s dedication.
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Newport, Washington
Newport is a city and the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,114 at the 2020 census.
Newport was given its name in 1890 due to its selection as a landing site for the first steamboat on the Pend Oreille River. The region around present-day Newport, Washington, has been inhabited for at least 10,000 years and remains part of the traditional homeland of the Kalispel people. In 1809 and 1810, fur trader and explorer David Thompson of the North West Company traveled through the area while mapping trade routes in the Inland Northwest. In the 1850s, Dr. George Suckley, commissioned by Washington Territory Governor Isaac I. Stevens, conducted surveys of the region. His work focused on assessing timber resources, documenting the terrain, and identifying possible transportation routes.
The arrival of the Great Northern Railway connected Newport to wider markets by linking river transport with the rail line. This ended much of the community’s isolation and opened the way for Pend Oreille County’s mining and timber industries to reach distant buyers. The town’s early growth is often credited to James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad. In 1900, brothers Charles Talmadge and Warren E. Talmadge created the Newport Washington Land Company and soon platted the settlement. A post office was established in 1901, and on April 13, 1903 Newport was officially incorporated as a fourth-class town, with Tom J. Kelly serving as its first mayor.
The first river bridge was built in 1906, and was replaced in 1926, and again in 1988.
In 1935, Newport City Marshall George Conniff was killed during a robbery at the Newport Creamery by multiple Spokane police officers. The case went stagnant for decades until Pend Oreille County Sheriff, Tony Bamonte took interest in the 1980s.The weapon believed to have killed Conniff was found in the Spokane River underneath the Post Street Bridge in 1989. A book was published about it in 1992 by Timothy Egan.
In 1965, Washington Governor Daniel J. Evans formally dedicated the Big Wheel, a historic Corliss steam engine, to the City of Newport during a public ceremony marking its installation as a community landmark.
Newport began a tourism campaign in 1987 that involved planting hundreds of national, state, and city flags to transform itself into the "City of Flags". The scheme was abandoned a decade later after issues with theft and maintenance. There are no remaining flag structures in Newport today. During the 1990s, Newport made a number of improvements to its public amenities and appearance. In 1995, the local Chamber of Commerce opened a visitor center on land leased from the Pend Oreille County Historical Society. The museum grounds contain three historic log cabins relocated and reconstructed from their original sites, a collection of farming and logging tools, a replica logging camp bunkhouse, and a Burlington Northern caboose.
The museum complex also includes the Stuart B. Bradley Memorial Building, completed in 1994, which provides space for a research library and community use. It was named in honor of Stuart B. Bradley, a longtime local historian and supporter of the Historical Society. U.S. House Speaker Tom Foley attended the building’s dedication.
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