Historic Photos and Documents of the Everett and Lind Families
Notes from a visit with Neil Lind, grandson of Amasa Everett, at the Museum, August 13, 2019
Mr. Lind and his son, Ron Lind, visited the Museum and brought a large number of family photographs, including some photos by Darius Kinsey of the cement plants and workers in the woods.
Amasa (pronounced AM – a – saw) Everett was known in Concrete’s history as a prospector in the North Cascade mountains, and a homesteader near the confluence of the Baker and Skagit Rivers. In the book, “So They Called the Town Concrete”, he was memorialized by Charles Dwelley as “Peg-Leg” Everett (he hurt a leg in a prospecting accident and later had to have it amputated because of resulting infection). He was the discoverer of fine limestone and clay deposits near his homestead, the man who caught the interest of Eastern investors who envisioned the coming prosperous cement industry, and the surveyor of the plat of “Cement City” that included the Washington Portland Cement Plant.
Mr. Lind did not know exactly when Amasa Everett came to his homestead on the Baker River with his wife Mary, but the family had several children. Leonard was the oldest son, Nina Ellen was the oldest daughter, and other children included Ruth (who died as a child) and Warren, who eventually had a boatyard on Lake Union. Mary was quite a bit younger than Amasa.
The family lived on Everett Street (? Everett Avenue), and had a garden by the river. There was a railroad trestle across the Baker River, and the children, against the advice of their parents, would run across the trestle to get to school in the town of Baker.
The Everett family did not like the local Indians, and had some trouble with them. At one time, Indians came to the house and offered two horses for the mother; the family did not take them up on the offer. At some point, Amasa killed two Indians, but to avoid retribution he paid the sum of $5 each to settle the matter. Pictures of native hop pickers were taken by Kinsey. The large group photo of hop pickers shows Sauk Mountain in the background. (2 photos, copies to be obtained later).
Nina Everett was good with horses, and even rode in a pack train with a team of climbers up the Baker River. She was disappointed when she was not allowed to climb up Mt. Baker with them, but had to stay in camp with the pack stock. She attended a number of different schools, as the family moved around, and class photos show her as a tall girl in the back row. She had many commendations for perfect attendance at school. (Scan #8: Nina Everett school picture, Scan #9: Nina Everett Lind; Scan #10 certificates; Scan #11: Baker School photo, Nina is tallest in back row, Scan #12: District School 1893 – looks like Mt. Vernon, Nina is 4th from right in back row. Elva (?) in front of her. Nina went with her brothers to the Olympic Peninsula in 1910.
Photos of Cement City from the east side of the Baker River is a Kinsey photo (Scan #13). Photos of the Washington Portland Cement Plant and Superior Portland Cement Plant (Scan #23)
Neil Lind’s father, Elmer Lind, was one of three boys that left Dassel, Minnesota in the early 1900’s and came west by train (Scan # 29). Their trip on the Milwaukee Railroad ended in Sedro-Woolley. Elmer took a job delivering laundry in a horse-drawn wagon. (Scan # 20: Elmer Lind and Nina Everett in front of the Concrete Market. Horse with blaze is named “Kitt”. (Scan #21: “Kitt”) The delivery route from Sedro-Woolley would have been at least 25 miles, and may have made a stop at the Concrete Livery Stable (Scan # 22). Other photos from Concrete would include the older Concrete Theater (Scan # 19) which burned down in the early 1900’s. Ramsdell House, Concrete (Scan #6). Miller family (Scan # 18).
The Everett family moved in 1910 to Custer (Manchester/Belfair area on the Kitsap Peninsula), and built a house there. The brothers also built a dance barn in Belfair. Amasa died in 1938, but his wife Mary continued to live in the house. Scan #25: Amasa Everett with grandson Neil Lind, about age 2. Neil was born in 1936, so estimated date of the photo is 1938. Scan #26: Colorized photo of Amasa Everett, probably around 1938.
When the Highway 20 Bridge (“Lowell Peterson Bridge”) was built across the Baker River in the late 1960’s, money was paid to the Everett family for land, so we can assume they still owned property in the right-of-way at that time.
Scan # 27: Genealogy list of Amasa and Mary Everett family
Scan # 28: Photo taken in Ballard at the Lind Family Home. Date estimated as late 1920’s or early 1930’s. Walter – Harry – (mother?) – Elmer – Clarence. Scan #2: Irene and Harry Murphy.
A stereoscope that belonged to Nina Everett Lind was given to the Concrete Heritage Museum, including a family photo: Elva, Amasa, Nina, Leonard, Mary, Ed. Possibly a great-grandmother on the right.
Mr. Lind and his son, Ron Lind, visited the Museum and brought a large number of family photographs, including some photos by Darius Kinsey of the cement plants and workers in the woods.
Amasa (pronounced AM – a – saw) Everett was known in Concrete’s history as a prospector in the North Cascade mountains, and a homesteader near the confluence of the Baker and Skagit Rivers. In the book, “So They Called the Town Concrete”, he was memorialized by Charles Dwelley as “Peg-Leg” Everett (he hurt a leg in a prospecting accident and later had to have it amputated because of resulting infection). He was the discoverer of fine limestone and clay deposits near his homestead, the man who caught the interest of Eastern investors who envisioned the coming prosperous cement industry, and the surveyor of the plat of “Cement City” that included the Washington Portland Cement Plant.
Mr. Lind did not know exactly when Amasa Everett came to his homestead on the Baker River with his wife Mary, but the family had several children. Leonard was the oldest son, Nina Ellen was the oldest daughter, and other children included Ruth (who died as a child) and Warren, who eventually had a boatyard on Lake Union. Mary was quite a bit younger than Amasa.
The family lived on Everett Street (? Everett Avenue), and had a garden by the river. There was a railroad trestle across the Baker River, and the children, against the advice of their parents, would run across the trestle to get to school in the town of Baker.
The Everett family did not like the local Indians, and had some trouble with them. At one time, Indians came to the house and offered two horses for the mother; the family did not take them up on the offer. At some point, Amasa killed two Indians, but to avoid retribution he paid the sum of $5 each to settle the matter. Pictures of native hop pickers were taken by Kinsey. The large group photo of hop pickers shows Sauk Mountain in the background. (2 photos, copies to be obtained later).
Nina Everett was good with horses, and even rode in a pack train with a team of climbers up the Baker River. She was disappointed when she was not allowed to climb up Mt. Baker with them, but had to stay in camp with the pack stock. She attended a number of different schools, as the family moved around, and class photos show her as a tall girl in the back row. She had many commendations for perfect attendance at school. (Scan #8: Nina Everett school picture, Scan #9: Nina Everett Lind; Scan #10 certificates; Scan #11: Baker School photo, Nina is tallest in back row, Scan #12: District School 1893 – looks like Mt. Vernon, Nina is 4th from right in back row. Elva (?) in front of her. Nina went with her brothers to the Olympic Peninsula in 1910.
Photos of Cement City from the east side of the Baker River is a Kinsey photo (Scan #13). Photos of the Washington Portland Cement Plant and Superior Portland Cement Plant (Scan #23)
Neil Lind’s father, Elmer Lind, was one of three boys that left Dassel, Minnesota in the early 1900’s and came west by train (Scan # 29). Their trip on the Milwaukee Railroad ended in Sedro-Woolley. Elmer took a job delivering laundry in a horse-drawn wagon. (Scan # 20: Elmer Lind and Nina Everett in front of the Concrete Market. Horse with blaze is named “Kitt”. (Scan #21: “Kitt”) The delivery route from Sedro-Woolley would have been at least 25 miles, and may have made a stop at the Concrete Livery Stable (Scan # 22). Other photos from Concrete would include the older Concrete Theater (Scan # 19) which burned down in the early 1900’s. Ramsdell House, Concrete (Scan #6). Miller family (Scan # 18).
The Everett family moved in 1910 to Custer (Manchester/Belfair area on the Kitsap Peninsula), and built a house there. The brothers also built a dance barn in Belfair. Amasa died in 1938, but his wife Mary continued to live in the house. Scan #25: Amasa Everett with grandson Neil Lind, about age 2. Neil was born in 1936, so estimated date of the photo is 1938. Scan #26: Colorized photo of Amasa Everett, probably around 1938.
When the Highway 20 Bridge (“Lowell Peterson Bridge”) was built across the Baker River in the late 1960’s, money was paid to the Everett family for land, so we can assume they still owned property in the right-of-way at that time.
Scan # 27: Genealogy list of Amasa and Mary Everett family
Scan # 28: Photo taken in Ballard at the Lind Family Home. Date estimated as late 1920’s or early 1930’s. Walter – Harry – (mother?) – Elmer – Clarence. Scan #2: Irene and Harry Murphy.
A stereoscope that belonged to Nina Everett Lind was given to the Concrete Heritage Museum, including a family photo: Elva, Amasa, Nina, Leonard, Mary, Ed. Possibly a great-grandmother on the right.