Almira

In the early 1880’s, C. C. Davis, arrived in what will become the town of Almira. Davis built a cabin and operated a small store for the few people in the vicinity. The post office was established in 1889 and the settlement became known as Davisine.

Not long afterwards, Ogden and Reed purchased a section of land from Davis and began to plat a town. The new owners couldn’t come up with a name for their new town. When Mrs. Almira Davis was signing her name to the deed, the owners saw what her first name was and they like the name so much they named the town after her.

Before the railroad was completed to Coulee City, Almira was the temporary terminus. The stage lines ran from Almira to Waterville, Orondo, Chelan and the Okanogan. This gave the town plenty of business.

People came to this area in response to ads by the railroad encouraging settlers as they told of the fertile land and bountiful water supply. Settlers came by the hundreds, hungry for a chance to actually own their own land and make a better life.

Many in the town were worried that this boom wouldn’t last after the railroad moved on. This prediction didn’t happen and by 1890, there was new construction and a growth in the population.