Chewelah, Washington
Stevens County · Population 2,470 · Card no. 1021
A Colville valley town that ran on magnesite mining for decades, in country the Spokane and Colville peoples used long before.
- The name is from a Salish word usually given as garter snake, for the creek.
- The mine closed in 1968 and the town turned to timber and recreation.
- 49 Degrees North ski area is up the mountain to the east.
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