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Whitefish
was carved out of the wilderness when James Hill moved
the Great Northern division point here from Kalispell in
1904.
We have always been "a railroad town." |
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The first
train through Whitefish, October 4, 1904. |
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The Great
Northern crew in 1904, just before the terminal was
moved from Kalispell to Whitefish. Top row: J.W. Goodell,
Ted Bailey, Ed Fairburn, Jerry Gould, _____ Brown,
Marvin T. Hove, Fred Lee, and Ira Page. Second row: Gus
Thorson, Frank Hennessy, Bill Blurport, and Charlie
Ross. Second Row: Albert Jette, unknown, Fred Pickett,
Front row: Charlie McFadden, Jeff Carnet, Jim Brown, and
Jim Elwood. |
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Relaxing Tony Caferro, Alex McLaughlin and Frank
Christian, ca 1930. |
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Kenworth
tractor with Great Northern bulkhead loaded with
Whitefish lumber, 1961. |
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