Big Cedar Stump

Do you know where in Washington this big cedar stump is located? If so, you may win $100!

HINT: This huge drive-through cedar stump became a famous landmark on a Washington state highway. While you can no longer drive through this unique vestige of the area’s towering forests, it now boasts a historic marker that is enjoyed by visitors taking a rest stop on their way north of Seattle.  

The winner will be drawn at random from the correct answers sent to editor@northwestprimetime.comby July 28, 2023. If no correct answer is received, the $100 prize will transfer to the following contest.

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Last month’s contest:

Susan of Seattle is the winner of the last WHERE IN WASHINGTON contest, which showed a historic roadside marker featuring the story of Willie Kiel. The marker tells the strange but true story of a pioneering group from a utopian community that left Bethel, Missouri in 1844 to travel the Oregon Trail in search of a new home. The leader’s son, Willie Kiel, was so eager for the trip that—even though he suddenly died of malaria before the trip began—his father created a lead-lined hearse filled with whiskey to carry his son along on the journey. They finally laid him to rest on a scenic hillside in southwest Washington, off Highway 6 about five miles from Raymond.

UPDATE: One of our readers, Chris of Raymond, informed us about the photo of the historic marker we posted last month for the WHERE IN WASHINGTON contest. According to Chris, the marker no longer resides off Highway 6, but can still be seen on display at the Northwest Carriage Museum in Raymond. “In 2020, Washington State Parks replaced the aging marker with new interpretive panels,” writes Chris. Thanks for the update! NOTE: if you look at the older and newer photos of the site, you can recognize the same trees in the background.

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