Pateros in Okanogan County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Ive's Landing Hotel
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2015
1. Ive's Landing Hotel Marker
In 1886, shortly after their arrival, Lee Ives and his wife Rena built two log cabins near the river bank and started taking in travelers. Their cabins were located very near this spot in what was to become Pateros.
Lee Ives built the Ive's Landing Hotel here in 1894-95. The main floor dining room overlooked the Columbia River. In the early days, it had a barbershop that was open on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Mr. Ives bought and sold horses and traded in furs. He told a friend later “There was much trapping done in those days. The second year I was here I bought $24,000 worth of furs, principally marten, beaver, otter, bear and deer. These I hauled out to Spokane in a wagon bed. I shipped them to St. Louis. Two trips were made each year to market.”
The Hotel operated until 1965, when it was destroyed during the construction of Wells Dam.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
Location. 48° 3.115′ N, 119° 54.027′ W. Marker is in Pateros, Washington, in Okanogan County. Marker can be reached from Lakeshore Drive, 0.1 miles east of Commercial Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the city
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Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pateros in the 1950's (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Methow Indians (about 400 feet away); Wells Dam Construction (about 600 feet away); Pateros Veterans (about 700 feet away); The China Ditch (approx. 0.6 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is a large framed composite plaque, mounted horizontally on a waist-high metal post.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Pateros, Washington
Also see . . . Pateros, Washington. Wikiepdia entry:
(This link presents a 1910 photograph of Ive's Landing Hotel.) Pateros was originally established as Ive's Landing in around 1886 by Lee Ives. Ives began farming the area near the confluence of the Methow and Columbia Rivers, which was populated by a small band of Native Americans and around 20 Chinese miners. Ives also built an 18-room hotel at the town site and operated a ferry crossing. (Submitted on January 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
via City of Pateros, unknown
2. Lee and Rena Fuller Ives
Courtesy Okanogan Historical Society, unknown
3. Marker detail: Ive's Landing Hotel
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 29, 2015
4. Ive's Landing Hotel Marker (wide view; Columbia River in the background)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on January 23, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
