Liberty, Washington

Ghost town in Washington, US

United States historic place


Liberty Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Liberty
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Location	Both sides of Williams Creek Wagon Rd., Liberty, Washington
Area	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built	1873 (1873)
NRHP reference No.	74001965^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1974

Crystalline gold specimen from Liberty (detail), overall size 3.6 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm

Liberty is a ghost town in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.^[2] Following the discovery of gold in Swauk creek in 1873, Liberty was one of several gold-mining camps that sprang up. The Swauk creek discovery is notable for producing specimens of crystalline gold.

Liberty was formerly known as Williams Creek.^[3] It was given its name in 1892 by Gus Nelson.^[4]

Liberty was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[5]

Buildings in Liberty Historical District

Buildings contributing to the designation of Liberty Historical District include:

Hotel and boarding house: a two-story woodframe structure built in the 1890s.
Grocery store: a one-story woodframe structure built in the 1890s.
Butcher shop: a one-story woodframe structure built in 1894.
Log house: built in the 1890s by miners and moved from the Old Liberty Mine in 1944.
Stage office: a one-room structure built in the 1890s.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "Liberty". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Northwest Heritage Resources, Central Washington Heritage Corridor: Leavenworth to Maryhill (Audio CD, track 3) - http://cdbaby.com/cd/nhrsouth4
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 146.
^ Mrs. Ralph Fackler (February 10, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liberty Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 1, 2019. With 5 accompanying pictures

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Many photos of the Liberty Historic District.
Article on visiting Liberty Washington

Municipalities and communities of Kittitas County, Washington, United States

County seat: Ellensburg

Cities

Cle Elum
Ellensburg
Kittitas
Roslyn

Town

South Cle Elum

CDPs

Other
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Ghost towns

Martin

Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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