Historic photos – late1880’s – early 1900’s – Bay Center, WA

Our house as it is in stages of being remodelled by previous owners.

Our house in Bay Center, then and now

Mills Store (Mills family) store at foot of land where Palix River mouths into Willapa Bay, boats could dock and offload or onload

Bay community, newly built dock at Bay Center, rails not yet up

Palix Bridge, a wooden bridge constructed at juncture of Palix river

Mrs. Bochau and her son, Merrill, cross the bridge

Mrs. Bochau with her son Merrill out for a walk

Travel in a bay community 1898 – Bay Center, WA<

Bay Center Dock – mail boats landing twice a day.
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We are amazed to have come into access of some historic photos taken in Bay Center dating back to the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Creating this page to catalog the historic photos online. We don’t have the luxury of actually possessing any of the photos, but the photos were shared with us by their owners, and we were given permission to copy them (scan them into computer) for use online and to preserve online some history of Bay Center.