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May 30—Walking the well-maintained grass paths between gleaming white graves and American flags the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, it's difficult to imagine Sticklin Greenwood Memorial Park ...
The Centralia Tragedy, also known as the Centralia Conspiracy [2] and the Armistice Day Riot, [3] [4] was a violent and bloody incident that occurred in Centralia, Washington, on November 11, 1919, during a parade celebrating the first anniversary of Armistice Day.
Nathan Wesley Everest (December 29, 1890 – November 11, 1919) was an American member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a World War I era veteran.He was lynched during the Centralia Massacre after killing Dale Hubbard in what the union called self-defense, though the American Legion called it murder.
Sticklin-Greenwood Memorial Park, 1905 Johnson Rd. Centralia: Burial plot of Wesley Everest, died from lynching after the events of the Centralia massacre. [9] 11: Grace Evangelical Church of Vader: Grace Evangelical Church of Vader
Centralia's first organized park and recreation plan began in 1963 and the agency has had plans to create a trail corridor system to link the parks in the community. [1] In 2024, the city incorporated a program known as the Hub City Greenway initiative, a plan to connect neighborhood paths and nature trails already existing in Centralia to each other, linking the system with parks, schools ...
The American Legion, at a national convention, endorsed the idea and by 1922 a local organization known as the Centralia Memorial Association (CMA) was formed to raise funds for a grand memorial. Despite a goal of $250,000, and being led by the state's lieutenant governor and a Seattle publisher, the state-wide funding campaign raised only a ...
Nov. 13—Under overcast skies, approximately 50 Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union members gathered in Centralia's George Washington Park for the dedication ceremony for the bronze ...
Locals seek relief from the heat at Lake Dennison and Greenwood Memorial Pool