Liberty, Washington

	Liberty Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Liberty
Location	Both sides of Williams Creek Wagon Rd., Liberty, Washington
Area	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built	1873
NRHP reference No.	74001965
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1974

Liberty is a ghost town in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.^[2] Following the discovery of gold in Swauk creek in 1873, Liberty was one of several gold-mining camps that sprang up. The Swauk creek discovery is notable for producing specimens of crystalline gold.

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Thumb — Crystalline gold specimen from Liberty (detail), overall size 3.6 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm

Liberty was formerly known as Williams Creek.^[3] It was given its name in 1892 by Gus Nelson.^[4]

Liberty was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[5]

Buildings contributing to the designation of Liberty Historical District include:

Hotel and boarding house: a two-story woodframe structure built in the 1890s.
Grocery store: a one-story woodframe structure built in the 1890s.
Butcher shop: a one-story woodframe structure built in 1894.
Log house: built in the 1890s by miners and moved from the Old Liberty Mine in 1944.
Stage office: a one-room structure built in the 1890s.

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"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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"Liberty". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
[3]
Northwest Heritage Resources, Central Washington Heritage Corridor: Leavenworth to Maryhill (Audio CD, track 3) - http://cdbaby.com/cd/nhrsouth4
[4]
Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 146.
[5]
Mrs. Ralph Fackler (February 10, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liberty Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 1, 2019. With 5 accompanying pictures

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"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

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"Liberty". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[nw_heritage-3] [3]
Northwest Heritage Resources, Central Washington Heritage Corridor: Leavenworth to Maryhill (Audio CD, track 3) - http://cdbaby.com/cd/nhrsouth4

[4] [4]
Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 146.

[nrhpdoc-5] [5]
Mrs. Ralph Fackler (February 10, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Liberty Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 1, 2019. With 5 accompanying pictures

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