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Both steamboats and railroads were part of the community economy in Riparia, Washington. Riparia (Texas Ferry) was known as a steamboat town in the 1860's. In the 1880's, Riparia (Texas Ferry) was known as a railroad town. The railroad line from Spokane came to Riparia. After the bridge was built, the railroad line continued on to Portland. When the steamboat traffic ended and the railroad bridge was dismantled, the town declined. Some of the buildings of Riparia are in the background. Note: geographic coordinates accurate to within approximately 1/4 mile.</div>
circa 1900 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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<li>DPLA identifier: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dp.la/item/f0c41cd767d926ba17640dec15d9e106">f0c41cd767d926ba17640dec15d9e106</a></li>
<li>Whitman County Library identifier: WCLRW051</li></ul></span>