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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Holly Post Office & Store
Pictured here is the Holly Post Office & Store. This photo was taken from the dock that extended out into Holly Bay where goods were received by boat. Pfundt expanded his facility to include resort cabins & a bath house. He sold the property in 1949. Photograph donated by Marcie Roscoe.
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Zip & the School Bus, c.1932
Cyprian “Zip” Wyatt is pictured here at age 15 in 1932. He stands alongside the school bus that he & other upperclassmen used to transport 9-12 graders to the High School in Silverdale. Photograph donated by Frieda Wyatt.
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The Shingle Mill, c.1900’s
Just to the left of center in this photo is the water-powered Shingle Mill built in the early 1900’s during logging’s heyday in the area. The Shingle Mill owners, Franz Anderson & John Youngblood, later gathered discarded saws from logging camps & started a can opener factory powered by the same equipment. Even later, they…
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Holly Bay Beachfront
This is an early photo of Holly Bay beachfront. Sometime after this, fill dirt was sluiced in from the hill up behind this area. Photograph donated by Leroy Bowman.
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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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