Liberty, Washington
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Liberty is a community in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.[1] 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.[2] It was given its name in 1892 by Gus Nelson.[3]
Liberty was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[4]
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.
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- Unincorporated communities in Kittitas County, Washington
- Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Kittitas County, Washington
- Ghost towns in Kittitas County, Washington
- 1873 establishments in Washington Territory
- Populated places established in 1873