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Historical
Culture
Tour
the Highland Historic Loop Drive with historic sites identified
on a special map which may be obtained online or at any Visitor
Center in the area.
Okanogan
County is rich in history. It offers a wide variety of historical
cultural museums and activities. The Okanogan County Historical
Museum in Okanogan features a replica of an old west town
of early 1900's and a Fire Hall Museum. The Colville Tribal
Museum located in Coulee Dam features many historical
displays of early Indian settlements and their lifestyles.
Located in western Okanogan Country, the Schaeffer Museum
in Winthrop features displays of the early settlers, miners,
and ranchers in the Methow Valley.
In the northern area of Okanogan Country you will find the
Depot Museum in Oroville and the Old Molson Ghost Town
Museum 15 miles east. It has full-scale buildings, farming
and mining equipment on five acres. A quarter mile north is
the Molson School Museum housing 4 floors of Early
Pioneer Family and Educational Displays in a brick building
from 1914. The Oroville Depot Museum is open Thursdays
and Saturdays and by appointments with a call to (509) 476-2303.
In the Northwestern corner of Okanogan Country is the Antique
Truck and Car Museum near Malo and the Stonerose Interpretive
Fossil Center in Republic.
The large Colville Indian Reservation has many historical
and cultural activities including the Sun Flower festival,
in May at Paschal Sherman Indian School. The annual Fourth
of July Powwow is held in Nespelem each year. This event lasts
for 10 full days. The annual Omak Stampede Indian Encampment
Powwow is held the second weekend in August and lasts four
days. The public is invited to these traditional powwows.
In
Conconully near the entrance of the state park is a replica
of the first county courthouse. It features a sod roof and
is typical of many of the ranch cabins that dotted the landscape
in the early years of white settlement in the Okanogan.
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Who
We Are |
Membership
Okanogan County Tourism Council
info@okanogancountry.com
PO Box 626, Omak, WA 98841
320 Omak Avenue
Phone 509-826-5107 /
Fax 509-826-7425
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© 2001-2002 Okanogan County Tourism Council.