Lester has an interesting history. Did you know that there was another little RR stop up there also? The name of the place was Nagrom. Named for the family that lived there. Morgan. When I was a kid 40 to 45 years ago I had an acquaintence who used to take the train past Lester and was dropped off at Nagrom each year to go camping. I had a more sheltered childhood than my friend but he used to tell me about the fun he had exploring the area. Anyone else ever hear of the place? George Lowe Terri wrote: > I'd be interested to hear also. I'll have to check my notes but this is > where an ancestor of mine was stationed? lived? He was "buckin' trees" ( I > think this is the way it is said) for the railroad. This would have been > 1900-1910 or so. Terri, Redmond, WA > -----Original Message----- > From: Bothell Publications <bizcom@u.washington.edu> > To: PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com <PSRoots-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 3:41 PM > Subject: Lester, WA > > >I just found out my CROOKS ancestors settled in Lester Precinct in 1898, > >prior to moving to Tacoma in 1902. The Tacoma librarian said Lester is > >the city of Tacoma's watershed and the city bought the town outright at > >some point in time to protect their water. The people who lived there > >were allowed to remain and no one new could move in. According to the > >librarian, there's only one person left in the town today. > > > >Does anyone have information on this area, particularly at the turn of the > >century? > > > >Michele > > > > > > > > > >