Pine Near RV Park
Established in 1972, modernized in 2012 by local new owners.
Current Map
1895 GLO Map
Originally mapped - Harry Greene, stepson of Guy Waring - Winthrop's founder
1910 Baines Map
Owned by J. Sullivan - Legal homesteader
James (Jimmie) Sullivan came from Richland Center, Wisconsin to the Methow Valley in 1886 at the age of 57. His wife Louisia (Heckendorn) Sullivan joined him three years later in 1889.
He was a colorful Irishman who was of such an age that he was able to and did serve in the Civil War with the Indiana Volunteers, which whom he was wounded in action and released from service. Thereafter he re enlisted with the Wisconsin Volunteers and was wounded again. Later he captured the attention of Louisia Robinson Heckendorn who divorced her husband, Benjamin Heckendorn, and married Jim Sullivan in 1874 in Wisconsin.
He died in 1901 but this was still considered the Sullivan homestead.
Gene Heckendorn made available a nice flat site in the northeast part of the Sullivan homestead with a lovely view of snowcapped Mt. Gardner for a cemetery to be named after James Sullivan.
1934 Metsker Map
Shows as tract 24 which was owned by Lena Cassal
Lena Northcott Cassal
Born June 3, 1903 to Jewel and Nora Ellen Clark Northcott
Lena like all the Northcott kids went to the Winthrop schools. At age 16+ in 1919 she married Albert Cassal. They were madly in love. To this marriage were born two children, Edna Cassal and Helen Cassal. They had a milk business in the heart of the depression. They sold milk at 10 cents a quart where customers would ask “where is the cream?” If the cream was not half way down the bottle they got complaints. In 1931 Lena and Albert separated. Lena went to Coulee Dam and became a cook. She later started her own hamburger stand selling hambugers. When F.D.R. dedicated the Grand Coulee Dam she sold $20 worth of hamburgers at 5 cents each. In 1935 she married Joe Penrod. This was a very happy marriage. Joe Penrod died March 31, 1972 at age 79. They had a beautiful home overlooking Grand Coulee. In later years she was known as Mary rather than Lena.
1959 Metsker Map
Bulk of the lot owned by Donald E. Lewis
ToM Graves
Back in the day, the Pine Near was a cow pasture. The Tom Graves (a cowboy and a character) family owned it and lived next to the pasture.
He was born on August 6, 1929, on the family ranch near Pearrygin Lake, WA. Tom graduated from Winthrop H.S. as valedictorian and continued his education at Washington State University and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo studying Equine science. Tom was a natural horseman and ranch hand at an early age. He began breaking horses at the age of 14 and at the age of 16 worked as a local guide on a dude ranch. Tom served in the Army as a member of the 3rd Infantry Division.
Tom was a horseman, wrangler, horse trader, guide, packer, smokejumper, rancher, soldier, wildland firefighter, logger, and owned several businesses in the valley including The Winthrop Feed Store. He was also a contract fire engine owner and operator. Tom was an active member of the American Legion. He was the founding member of the Washington Contract Firefighters in 1998 and a founding Member of the Washington Outfitters and Guides Association. Tom jumped at NCSB 1949, 50, and 1953. (from his obituary on Smokejumpers.org)