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Category: Yelm Prairie Tales

A collection of articles originally published in the Nisqually Valley News examining the history of the Yelm area.

The Etymology of ‘Yelm’ and Mount ‘Rainier’

Yelm is a simple sounding word that first appeared in written form in, “The Nisqually Journal,”  (maintained at Fort Nisqually) in May 17, 1849.  

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Author Yelm History ProjectPosted on August 30, 2014August 30, 2014Categories Yelm Prairie TalesLeave a comment on The Etymology of ‘Yelm’ and Mount ‘Rainier’

NVN Unveils New Valley History Page

Traditionally, one of the popular items found in a community newspaper such as the Nisqually Valley News is a section devoted to the past.

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http://www.yelmonline.com/opinion/editorials/article_e9fe54f6-7fc1-11e3-bf56-001a4bcf887a.html

Author Yelm History ProjectPosted on August 24, 2014August 27, 2014Categories Yelm Prairie TalesLeave a comment on NVN Unveils New Valley History Page

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  • ►Prairie Days: The Land, the People, the Newcomers (264)
    • ►Natural Environment (4)
    • ►The First People (20)
    • ►Euro-Americans Arrive (1800 – 1872) (53)
    • ►Connections (1)
    • ►Little War on the Prairie (10)
    • ►Placing the Blame for the Conflict (3)
    • ►Education in Yelm (19)
  • ►Yelm: A Town Takes Root (1872-1940) (948)
    • ►Nisqually People (40)
    • ►Yelm 1872-1910 (110)
    • ►Yelm 1910-1929 (86)
      • ►Album: 1924 – Fire (1)
    • ►Logging (30)
    • ►Irrigation (18)
    • ►The Great Depression (1930-1940) (50)
    • ►Education in the Area (1872-1910) (69)
    • ►1900-1940 Education in Yelm (74)
    • ►1910-1939 – Education – The World of Teaching (26)
    • ►Houses (1)
    • ►McKenna (19)
    • ►The Great Flu Epidemic (1)
  • ►World War II – (1941-1945) (173)
    • ►1941-1945 (62)
  • ►Yelm: The Post War Years (1946-Present) (254)
    • ►The Forties (1946-1949) (14)
    • ►The Forties – Education (24)
    • ►The Fifties (1950-1959) (10)
    • ►1950’s – In the News – Fishing Rights (2)
    • ►Education in the 1950’s (25)
    • ►The Sixties (1961-1970) (38)
      • ►1962 – In the News – Fishing Rights (1)
      • ►1963 – In the News – Fishing Rights (1)
      • ►1964 – In the News – Fishing Rights (1)
      • ►Fishing Rights – Editorial Opinion, Columns, & Letters to the Editor (12)
    • ►Education in the 1960’s (4)
    • ►The Seventies – 1971-1980 (12)
    • ►Education in the 1970s (9)
    • ►The Eighties (1980-1989) (3)
    • ►Education in the 1980’s (7)
    • ►Education in the 21st Century (1)
    • ►News of the 21st Century (4)
  • ▼Yelm Prairie Tales (2)
    • NVN Unveils New Valley History Page
    • The Etymology of ‘Yelm’ and Mount ‘Rainier’
  • ►Photo Albums (6)

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