Our History
The Holly Schoolhouse
Nearly 100 years of history in the Holly, WA community.
The schoolhouse once a place of education, then serving as the Community Club and center of Holly life, tragically burned down in its centennial year. The schoolhouse has been a part of many lives, memories and is a special part of the local history of Holly.
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Indigenous Artifacts, c.1923
American Indian Artifacts were found under these charred tree stumps in 1923. While clearing his Holly beachfront property, Albert Pfundt discovered beads, arrowheads, axeheads, & other items & donated these findings to the University of Washington. The dock in front of Pfundt’s store can be seen in the background. One of the sheds on the…
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City of Victoria Steamship, c.1930
Pictured here is the City of Victoria, an ocean-going steamship, docked at the Holly pier. Her captain, Cyprian “Zip” Wyatt, made two separate trips to Holly around 1930. Each time, the passengers disembarked & enjoyed food & beverages prepared by Holly residents. Photograph donated by Frieda Wyatt.
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Holly Bay Pier
Pictured here are swimmers at play near the pier in Holly Bay. Photograph donated by Frieda Wyatt.
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Holly Bay Beach, c.1950
This photograph is of Holly Bay beach, facing south, taken between 1949 & 1950. The 2nd building to the right of the pole on the hillside is Katie Pfundt’s house. (She was also known as “Grandma Pfundt”.) The homes along the beach, from left to right, belonged to: the Moores, the Cramers, Monte Heustis, “Rob”…
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Riverside Timber Co. Logging
Extensive logging in & around the Holly area operated until at least 1905. The Riverside Timber Company logged 21,000 acres in the area. The railroad (1 locomotive, 6 donkey engines, & 10 miles of track) extended from Holly to Hintzville. Logs, rolled into Anderson Cove & assembled into booms, were hauled by tugboat to the…
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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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