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Old Holly Hill Road
This is an early photo of the summit of Old Holly Hill Road, originally called “Hole Hill”, after the Hole family. Source of photograph unknown.
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From Kitsap County Herald, Friday, 15th of October 1920
Within the scenic horse-shoe bend called Joe Hammond Bay, on Hood Canal, stands an old two-story frame building, an empty dwelling. The county road rudely pushed its way close the front door and left the entrance below the street level. The windows have proven a temptation to some youngster who played on the opposite side…
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The Holly Schoolhouse Opens 1922 – Centennial Party Display
Opened in September 1922 It is a handsome shingled symmetrical building with a bell tower, two classrooms with soaring ceilings, a dozen tall windows, a coat room, a library, running water, a furnace in the basement and a cottage for the teacher right next door. It is quite a change from the previous two buildings…
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Holly’s Founding Families – Centennial Party Display
From its earliest days, Holly attracts independent and resourceful people who make the best of what they have and look out for one another. The Homestead Act of 1862 enables Robert Wyatt, the first settler of European descent, to obtain 145 acres of land in Holly. Those founding families who follow turn to the natural…
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Early Holly History Timeline – Centennial Party Display
1880: William Anderson is issued a homestead patent for Happy Valley (stretch of land from Anderson Bay up the old railroad tracks into the Valley now (1977) owned by the Warren Family. 1883: “Old” Anderson marries “Indian” Mary James on December 3rd in Happy Valley. 1889: Christian Fredrick “Fritz” Pfundt, his wife Catherin and 9…
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Class of 1926 | Holly School
Holly School Class of 1926 – The teacher standing behind her class, farthest back, is Miss Gantke. Her class of 19 students stands ready for photo day. Photograph donated by Hattie Madson & Ruth Hawkins.