Explore Molson, Washington, one of the most fascinating ghost towns in the Pacific Northwest.
Located high in the Okanogan Highlands near the Canadian border, Molson was once a booming gold-mining community of roughly 300 people. But within little more than a year, its population reportedly collapsed to only about 12.
That wasn't the end of Molson.
The arrival of the Great Northern Railway brought the community back to life, only for a dispute over ownership of the original townsite to divide Molson again. Residents and businesses relocated, creating what became known as Old Molson and New Molson.
In this video, we'll explore Old Molson, visit the historic Molson Schoolhouse Museum, and continue into New Molson while following the remarkable history of this remote Washington community.
We'll look at Molson's gold-mining boom, the Poland China Mine, the arrival and eventual abandonment of the railroad, the dispute that divided the town, the Molson State Bank, the hotels destroyed by fire, the old schoolhouse, and the people who kept this community alive long after its boom years had ended.
Today, Old Molson has been preserved as an open-air museum filled with historic buildings, machinery, mining equipment, wagons, tools, and other reminders of life in northern Okanogan County more than a century ago.
00:00 Old Molson
05:39 Molson Schoolhouse Museum
10:18 Molson Grange Hall
10:54 New Molson
12:43 Chesaw Road Drive
Molson may be called a ghost town, but its story is much more complicated than that.
If you enjoy Washington State history, ghost towns, forgotten communities, historic buildings, and exploring the small towns of the Pacific Northwest, I hope you'll enjoy this visit to Molson.
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