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The Great Northern Railway played an important part in the development
of the Community of Peshastin, as well as that of the Wenatchee Valley and the entire northwest. The little town of Peshastin was established about 1890, with a Post Office
and tavern located along the Blewett Cutoff road. In 1892, the Great
Northern Railway laid tracks up the Wenatchee River Valley and the town was moved to its present
location, across the Wenatchee River to the north, and along the tracks. A depot was established in Peshastin.
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| Downtown Peshastin in the 1920s. |
Later, the Railroad
company, decided that the grade from Leavenworth to the Cascade
Mountains was too steep, so, in 1927, they rerouted the tracks and raised the rail bed with a long trestle to graduate the
grade to a lesser degree slope. The trestle was then back filled with gravel to give a solid and more stable foundation. This
then left the main street of Peshastin sitting where it is today, about 15 feet below the railroad.
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| Looking west, toward downtown Peshastin, May 2008 |
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| Looking east from downtown Peshastin |
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