Albert Rutledge, son of pioneer Thomas Rutledge, stands behind the rock that gives Littlerock, Washington its name, in this photo from 1963. The Rutledge family settled here in 1855. The homestead was one of the earliest in Washington State, and both it and the rock still exist.
Daily Olympian photo, 1963, State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2020