Molson School Museum - Classroom 2nd floor

Molson, Washington is a ghost town located close to the Canadian border.  It was founded in 1900 following a nearby rich gold strike by George B. Meacham and John W. Molson, a member of the Molson beer brewing.  At one point the population peaked to 300 but over the decades the town declined until the post office discontinued in August 1967.  Across the border was the nearby town of Sidley, British Columbia however it is long gone.  Today Molson has an Old Town viewing area where one can step inside old buildings & relive the historic past.  The highlight of the town is the old schoolhouse which had three floors.  The basement housed the gymnasium, the second floor was grades K-8 while the top floor was high school - this view shows one of the classrooms of the second floor.