Barney's Junction in Ferry County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

Columbia/Munro Hotel

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 5, 2025

1. Columbia Munro Hotel Marker

Inscription. First-class in every class, Stages to meet all Trains. Hot and Cold Water. Rooms with Baths. Livery in connection. Munro Hotel. Autos For Hire. Vehicles and Saddle Horses to all points in Stevens, Ferry and Lincoln counties. Twenty-four years in the same business in the same old place. Hugh Munro, Proprietor. Kettle Falls: Washington. Ad in "The Kettles" - Kettle Falls High School Year Book 1916. Produced and Funded in Conjunction With The Bonneville Power Administration and Bureau of Reclamation.

Erected by Bonneville Power Administration and Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 48° 35.517′ N, 118° 7.117′ W. Marker is in Barney's Junction, Washington, in Ferry County. It is at the intersection of Locust Grove Camp Ground Road and Delaware Ave S on Locust Grove Camp Ground Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1415 Locust Grove Camp Ground Rd, Kettle Falls WA 99141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Okanogan Highlands.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Townsite of Old Kettle Falls (a few steps from this marker); Mounce's Shell Service Station 1937/Mervin Mounce 1932 (within shouting distance of this marker); Silencing the Falls (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Inchelium Ferry Bell (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Colville

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(approx. 2.6 miles away); St. Paul's Mission (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, September 5, 2025

2. Columbia / Munro Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.