Category : The Seventies - 1971-1980

1978, 1981, 1985 – Aerial Views Of Yelm

August 29th, 2010 by Yelm History Project | 0

McKenna: The Former Logging Town Which Refused to Die, 1970’s

August 22nd, 2010 by Yelm History Project | 0

The Big Lumbering Boom Ended, But Many Residents Decided it Still Was a Good Place to Live
 By Alice Staples
 When the 20th Century was in its teens, the booming little logging town of McKenna, nestled on the Nisqually River 25 miles southwest of Tacoma was a “jumping, jiving community where the lights never went out,” old-timers [...]

Usual & Accustomed Places VI – The Boldt Decision

May 7th, 2010 by Yelm History Project | 0

PART VI – THE BOLDT DECISION (1974-1978)
The most important and controversial court decision that resulted from fishing disputes in the Northwest is what is now commonly referred to as the Boldt Decision. Although the subject of later appeals and court cases, the Boldt Decision is now the document that guides the state, Indians, and federal [...]