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Molson, Washington is a ghost town located close to the Canadian border. It was founded in 1900 following a nearby rich gold strike by George B. Meacham and John W. Molson, a member of the Molson beer brewing. At one point the population peaked to 300 but over the decades the town declined until the post office discontinued in August 1967. Across the border was the nearby town of Sidley, British Columbia however it is long gone.
Today Molson has this Old Town viewing area where one can step inside old buildings & relive the historic past. The highlight of the town is the old schoolhouse nearby which had three floors. This view shows the interior of the Sherling Family House w/ a wall sign reading the following:
This old cabin -
Built in 1898 by Frank Fontaine, prospector and blacksmith on mining claims 1.25 miles due N. which he homesteaded Oct. 1900.
In Dec. 1902, John and Amanda Sherling and sons Ernest and Harry moved into this cabin. The father worked in nearby B.C. mining area, the family holding the homestead. This was typical of many homesteaders until the R.R. came in 1905. Our close neighbors were John Anderson's, Ernie Curts, Wm Almquists, J.C. McDowells, Tom Moriarty's, Fred LaCasses, John Berg, Finn Charlie Johnson, J.H. McDonald's, Elmer Archer, Dad Spankanbarger, Dolphise LaCass, Andrew Jolly's, Noah La Casses.
As Molson had no school until Nov. 1903, some American side children attended Sidley B.C.
Our close Canadian neighbors were the Cosses, Argensinger's, Steve Johnson's, Gadworth's, Kelsie's, Gardener's Gillespie's and Lawless-Tedrow families. This old cabin is dedicated to all Molson Homesteaders.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.
