Liberty - Washington Ghost Town

LIBERTY

NAME: Liberty
COUNTY: Kitittas
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 7
CLIMATE: Cool winter and summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: In the mountains.
REMAINS: Some summer cabins and original buildings.

Liberty was populated by people who deserted when news of the gold strikes in the Yukon reached the town. Liberty became a ghost town almost overnight. Some who were not successful in Alaska returned for a brief time but they too eventually left for good. To escape the summer heat of the nearby low lands of eastern Washington, a few people take refuge in the old cabins during the summer. Liberty is so high and so cool, it makes for a great retreat to escape the heat. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.	Liberty Courtesy Akio Ohki Liberty Courtesy Tom McCurnin Liberty Courtesy Tom McCurnin Liberty Courtesy Tom McCurnin

Liberty was populated by people who deserted when news of the gold strikes in the Yukon reached the town. Liberty became a ghost town almost overnight. Some who were not successful in Alaska returned for a brief time but they too eventually left for good. To escape the summer heat of the nearby low lands of eastern Washington, a few people take refuge in the old cabins during the summer. Liberty is so high and so cool, it makes for a great retreat to escape the heat. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

Liberty
Courtesy Akio Ohki

Liberty
Courtesy Tom McCurnin

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