Colfax to mark their 150th anniversary.

Colfax in Whitman County is having a big festival July 23-24 to mark their 150th anniversary.

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Tue., July 5, 2022

Tractors during farmers' demonstration, Colfax in 1977.

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The 1870 cabin of this early settler was enlarged and then given a board front to be in harmony with the house. It is close to the bluff and was beside a trail traveled before the area was settled. 1973 photo

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In 1957 $24,000 lighting system illuminated the street with four times as much light as the old system. There were 49 new lamps which give twice as much as the 93 units they replaced.

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Aerial view of Colfax, Washington in 1945.

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Colfax firemen worked long hours in the icy waters of the South Palouse forcing debris under the Court House bridge in an effort to keep the river from overflowing its channel, but the water finally won out. Pictures above are firemen shoving debris under the bridge with their pike poles in 1963.

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International Harvester tractor and combine operating on the 1600-acre ranch owned by Hall Bros. of Colfax, Washington.

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Street Scene, Colfax, Washington in 1939.

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View of Main Street, Colfax, Washington in 1927.

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A parade goes through downtown Colfax in 1940.

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Street Scene, Colfax, Washington in 1940

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Early Days Photo of St. Ignatius Hospital, Colfax, Washington

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Colfax Golf Course in 1935.

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Hotel Whitman Colfax in 1946.

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Central Ferry Bridge - Snake River between Colfax & Walla Walla in 1935.

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Artist Henry Stinson painted this mural on the end of the Whitman County Public Services Building in Colfax to commemorate the town's 150th anniversary. There will be a town celebration on July 23 and 24.

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A pedestrian walks by mural painted by Henry Stinson on the end of the Whitman County Public Services Building on Tuesday in Colfax to commemorate the town’s 150th anniversary. There will be a town celebration on July 23 and 24.

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Artist Henry Stinson painted this mural on the end of the Whitman County Public Services Building in Colfax to commemorate the town's 150th anniversary. There will be a town celebration on July 23 and 24.

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Artist Henry Stinson painted this mural on the end of the Whitman County Public Services Building in Colfax to honor the town’s 150th year.

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Artist Henry Stinson painted this mural on the end of the Whitman County Public Services Building in Colfax to commemorate the town's 150th anniversary. There will be a town celebration on July 23 and 24.

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