Nice sleuthing this week. You are the modern Sherlock Holmes of history. Fascinating story. It is amazing how many towns came and went and how there is little to no evidence for them.
The town site plat shows there was at least the intent to have a town there. It would be interesting to do some geophys in that field. Glad you liked the video!
Cedarville did exist to a small extent, my family owned a ranch 1.5 miles back towards Oakville. There was a small store on the NW courner of S Bank Road & Norton Road that existed up until the 60s I believe. The ferry was where Norton Road (Blockhouse Smith Road) meets the Chehalis River, was popular fishing spot when I was a kid in the 70s! Great memories of that area!
This is exactly the type of information we were hoping to see in the comments. It would be interesting to see a picture of the store. Thanks for sharing your knowledge about Cedarville and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the compliment. I will be honest, I am not that familiar with Wes Anderson other than a couple of his movies.🙂Is there something particular we are doing that brings out that comparison? Thanks for watching!
@@searchingforhistory Narration and story telling. Id say start with Moonrise Kingdom. I watched your other doc about the native treaty and chief Leschi. Like I said, I appreciate your content and effort. Keep it up.
My grandmother always said that the town burned down. The school house was on the corner of norton and Southbank. Unfortunately most people who would have actually seen the town have passed away. You should check out the Brooklyn tavern. Its another historically significant area not far from Cedarville.
It would be interesting to find a reference to the fire. We plan to do a video of/at the Brooklyn tavern at some point. Hopefully, we will get out there next year. Thanks for watching!
I've never heard of Cedarville or Chehalis county. Thanks! The Chehalis Tribe might have information about the town. I'm sure they have a historical society or something that might be helpful.
The fire station at South Bank and Williams Creek Road says Cedarville volunteers. That's all that's left. The railroad was pulled up in 86'. That was owned by Union Pacific. I think Milwaukee Road put it in, though. My dad's in-laws owned a farm nearby for 3 generations. Good stuff, thank you. Hello Chief Rhodes 👋
I found a 1941 topo map that shows two parallel railroads running through Cedarville, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, and the Schafer Brothers Logging Co. A 1953 topo map labels the section of railroad through Cedarville as Union Pacific. It is pretty cool you know so much about the area. We were hoping to have someone like you chime in. Thank you for leaving the comment and thanks for watching!
@searchingforhistory Yep, Schafer Brothers had a railroad that skirted the hills to the west of Cedarville. Then, it curved up through the Williams creek area. It must have crossed the Chehalis River via trestle. I used to go jogging on that grade. It just ends in thin air over Garrard Creek Road. Fascinating stuff.
Go to the first farmhouse on your left(south) on Norton rd., its about 1/2 mile in. That lady has lived in Oakville over 80yrs., she'll tell you a thing or two.
My grandpa sold logs to a mill near there as dad says to me when we drive past there , 25 dollars a thousand in the 1930s 40s, Grandpa had a logging truck an old International that I played in so many years ago.
@@searchingforhistory mainly the southern tip where buzzes, William cannon trail is and Ralph Munros former property is . I grew up there so it would be neat to see what yall could find out about that area . I wanna know about Louie Houstons oyster farm!!! I'd just like to see my backyard on RUclips to be honest .
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. We actually made a video on Seatco Prison, if you want to watch the video you can find it here: ruclips.net/video/j6o4uGLFKhg/видео.html
@@ExploreTayo That is basically the middle of the city center, right? Other than a quick stop in Pioneer Square for our Puget Sound War video, it has been years since I have spent any amount of time in downtown Seattle. How was your time in Seattle?
I highly recommend you get ahold of gene weaver for some of these investigations. He is a local in gate city. Which is a town that once was booming. He has more history and knowledge of the whole area you would be amazed. To find him you just have to contact the dream weaver real estate and they can help you. Also the story of how they found whales on the banks high up on the hill above the chehalis river. Lots of tales to be told that can be proven
I am a professional historian and archaeologist, so records like townsite plats are things I look for when gathering records to research the history of a location.
@@searchingforhistory so I see that you get the original GLO survey plats. Do you ever access and review the running notes that correspond to the surveys?
@@michaelsjolin9203 Sometimes if I want to see if the GLO surveyor noted a detailed description of an area. However, it is not a resource I use often since it is not often a site or place I am looking at is near a township or section line. With the knowledge you have, sounds like you are a land surveyor?
The local museum or historical society may have more information for you. Or they can point you to old timers in the area that remember the history of the area.
Your historical research is appreciated.
Thanks! It really is a passion of ours. Thanks for watching!
Nice sleuthing this week. You are the modern Sherlock Holmes of history. Fascinating story. It is amazing how many towns came and went and how there is little to no evidence for them.
The town site plat shows there was at least the intent to have a town there. It would be interesting to do some geophys in that field. Glad you liked the video!
Cedarville did exist to a small extent, my family owned a ranch 1.5 miles back towards Oakville. There was a small store on the NW courner of S Bank Road & Norton Road that existed up until the 60s I believe. The ferry was where Norton Road (Blockhouse Smith Road) meets the Chehalis River, was popular fishing spot when I was a kid in the 70s! Great memories of that area!
This is exactly the type of information we were hoping to see in the comments. It would be interesting to see a picture of the store. Thanks for sharing your knowledge about Cedarville and thanks for watching!
Yes my dad poinst out there was a store in the area as we drive about.
Nice work! Also enjoyed the Satsop nuke site debacle
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
I feel like I'm watching a Wes Anderson flic history edition. Good work.
Thanks for the compliment. I will be honest, I am not that familiar with Wes Anderson other than a couple of his movies.🙂Is there something particular we are doing that brings out that comparison? Thanks for watching!
@@searchingforhistory Narration and story telling. Id say start with Moonrise Kingdom. I watched your other doc about the native treaty and chief Leschi. Like I said, I appreciate your content and effort. Keep it up.
@@localparfait Thanks. It is a lot of work but we are having fun. Stay tuned for more!
My grandmother always said that the town burned down. The school house was on the corner of norton and Southbank. Unfortunately most people who would have actually seen the town have passed away. You should check out the Brooklyn tavern. Its another historically significant area not far from Cedarville.
It would be interesting to find a reference to the fire. We plan to do a video of/at the Brooklyn tavern at some point. Hopefully, we will get out there next year. Thanks for watching!
Very interesting. I'm sure there were a lot of "almost" settlements as the US expanded West. Looking forward to see if you come across more!
I'm always sleuthing! How was your time in Seattle?
@@searchingforhistory we don't arrive until Sunday.
@@ExploreTayo Did you come up with a fun itinerary?
@@searchingforhistory still working on it!
I've never heard of Cedarville or Chehalis county. Thanks!
The Chehalis Tribe might have information about the town. I'm sure they have a historical society or something that might be helpful.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!
The fire station at South Bank and Williams Creek Road says Cedarville volunteers. That's all that's left. The railroad was pulled up in 86'. That was owned by Union Pacific. I think Milwaukee Road put it in, though. My dad's in-laws owned a farm nearby for 3 generations. Good stuff, thank you. Hello Chief Rhodes 👋
I found a 1941 topo map that shows two parallel railroads running through Cedarville, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, and the Schafer Brothers Logging Co. A 1953 topo map labels the section of railroad through Cedarville as Union Pacific. It is pretty cool you know so much about the area. We were hoping to have someone like you chime in. Thank you for leaving the comment and thanks for watching!
@searchingforhistory Yep, Schafer Brothers had a railroad that skirted the hills to the west of Cedarville. Then, it curved up through the Williams creek area. It must have crossed the Chehalis River via trestle. I used to go jogging on that grade. It just ends in thin air over Garrard Creek Road. Fascinating stuff.
My dad worked on the RR in the early 1950s Union Pacific
Go to the first farmhouse on your left(south) on Norton rd., its about 1/2 mile in. That lady has lived in Oakville over 80yrs., she'll tell you a thing or two.
I can only imagine the depth of her knowledge about Cedarville. Thanks for watching!
My grandpa sold logs to a mill near there as dad says to me when we drive past there , 25 dollars a thousand in the 1930s 40s, Grandpa had a logging truck an old International that I played in so many years ago.
A lot has changed...
Yall should a video about eld inlet !!!!!!! Come on do it !!!@ eld inlet wooooo !!!
Is there anything specific you want to know about Eld Inlet?
@@searchingforhistory mainly the southern tip where buzzes, William cannon trail is and Ralph Munros former property is . I grew up there so it would be neat to see what yall could find out about that area . I wanna know about Louie Houstons oyster farm!!! I'd just like to see my backyard on RUclips to be honest .
@@wheels3223 I will take a look and see if I can find some history there to make a video out of.
The territorial prison was at Tono near the mine....
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. We actually made a video on Seatco Prison, if you want to watch the video you can find it here: ruclips.net/video/j6o4uGLFKhg/видео.html
3rd and Pike is a ghost town in Seattle.😢
Oh? Thanks for watching!
@@searchingforhistory we were just down by 3rd & Pike today. I wouldn't call it a ghost town but it's definitely a shadow of its former self.
@@ExploreTayo That is basically the middle of the city center, right? Other than a quick stop in Pioneer Square for our Puget Sound War video, it has been years since I have spent any amount of time in downtown Seattle. How was your time in Seattle?
@@searchingforhistory it's been great so far! Met some friends and family and meeting more tomorrow. We go north on Thursday.
I highly recommend you get ahold of gene weaver for some of these investigations. He is a local in gate city. Which is a town that once was booming. He has more history and knowledge of the whole area you would be amazed. To find him you just have to contact the dream weaver real estate and they can help you. Also the story of how they found whales on the banks high up on the hill above the chehalis river. Lots of tales to be told that can be proven
Thank you for the research contact suggestion and thanks for watching!
I noticed you mentioned finding the plat of cedarville. Are you a land surveyor? Most people wouldn't know a plat is.
I am a professional historian and archaeologist, so records like townsite plats are things I look for when gathering records to research the history of a location.
@@searchingforhistory so I see that you get the original GLO survey plats. Do you ever access and review the running notes that correspond to the surveys?
@@michaelsjolin9203 Sometimes if I want to see if the GLO surveyor noted a detailed description of an area. However, it is not a resource I use often since it is not often a site or place I am looking at is near a township or section line. With the knowledge you have, sounds like you are a land surveyor?
My dad knew of people of the name of Østergaard there. near there
Interesting...
The local museum or historical society may have more information for you. Or they can point you to old timers in the area that remember the history of the area.
I will see if we can find a Grays Harbor County Historical Museum to learn more. If we do, I am sure we will make a second video. Thanks for watching!
Lots more logging and shake mills in area even 30 -40 years ago drove the local economy
Yes, I remember when I was a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s there were a lot more mills around. Thanks for watching!
what breed is your dog? Looks like my fur baby almost
Thora is a purebred White German Shepherd Dog. 11 months old and we love her!
My guess is it was platted and never built.
I think you are likely correct. Thanks for watching!