1900s, Photo Search
Lula Empie Van Dyke is pictured here seated in the family buggy. The carriage horse, Nellie, is harnessed. This is a typical scene in Newport before the automobile age. Many ladies had their own light buggies as well as a family surrey. They were good horsewomen...
1900s, Photo Search
W.B. Empie built a fine Queen Anne home at the corner of Fourth and Laurel Streets that later became known as the Van Dyke House when Empie’s daughter Lula married Percy Van Dyke. Members of the Van Dyke family lived in the home for over 80 years. Pictured...
1890s, Photo Search
The home of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Watson at Second and Main Streets was the scene every year for many years of an All Day Dinner. According to family lore, on the day that Lavator McDonald died, his wife sent a note to the Watsons, saying “Lab’s dead, but...
1880s, Photo Search
The W.B. Empie lumber mill was one of the largest mills in Jackson County, as reflected in this drawing. Located between the railroad tracks and the river, as the mills usually were, the Empie operation could transport its product by railcar or steamboat. In this...
