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Roads/trails history tops Library jewels poll

Roads/trails history tops Library jewels poll

(Images courtesy of Washington State Library) A history of roads and pioneer trails and the Pacific Northwest was the runaway winner in September’s “Library jewels” online poll. Two of the photos from that collection are featured here. Above is a 1915 photo of Gov. Ernest Lister’s dedication of the new road crossing over Snoqualmie Pass. Below is a mid-1960s photo showing the Old Preston Hotel between Preston and Fall City. The roads/trails history received 58 percent of the votes, easily…

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