AbbyCreek Inn

T34 R21 S11 While Napoleon owned this whole section and the land where AbbyCreek Inn is today his home was on the other side of the river between Winthrop and Beaver Creek. More homes were build there as the main road into Winthrop was then on that side of the river.

Napoleon Stone still owned this land. His home was next to Heckendorn where the sewer plant was much later located.  That home was later owned by Frank Bean.  

August 22,1895 court hearing. State of Washington vs. John Ford, Justice of Peace N. Stone. Complaint brought by G. W. Barnhart of neighbor Ford trespassing on Barnhart's property, sewing wheat and taking down the Barnhart fence.

Commandore Napoleon Stone,  1836-1910, Texas Ranger, freight hauler for government in Texas, Engineer for Flour Mill, and homesteaded in the Methow Valley in 1889. He lived in the Methow Valley from 1889 to 1906. Mr. Stone was elected in 1890 as Justice of the Peace for the Methow Valley.  

 The Shafer Museum owns and has done preservation work on his ledger.

Johnson Family 1943.  Back row l-r: Esther Mae Parker (Johnson), Carlyle "Keith" Johnson, baby Victoria "Vicki" May.  Front row l-r: William Kay and Carl Dean.  Keith owned the AbbyCreek property in 1959.  This family is related to the Johnsons who own Big Twin Lake Resort.

Harry Greene who came to Winthrop with his stepfather, town founder, Guy Waring, had one of the first homes in town (far left in photo).  This was eventually referred to as The Temple of Music.  The two story building to the right of the cabin is his boarding house/hotel.  Photo from 1896.

Jim Dodd built the first real hotel in 1911. This building is now Carlos 1800.  Photo from 1920.