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Molson, Washington is a ghost town located close to the Canadian border. It was founded in 1900 following a nearby rich gold strike by George B. Meacham and John W. Molson, a member of the Molson beer brewing. At one point the population peaked to 300 but over the decades the town declined until the post office discontinued in August 1967. Across the border was the nearby town of Sidley, British Columbia however it is long gone.
Today Molson has an Old Town viewing area where one can step inside old buildings & relive the historic past. The highlight of the town is the old schoolhouse which had three floors. The basement housed the gymnasium, the second floor was grades K-8 while the top floor was high school. This view shows the inside of the Molson Grange across the street from the schoolhouse.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.
