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Ansorge Hotel

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The Ansorge Hotel in 2007

... that the Ansorge Hotel's (pictured) pressed tin siding likely saved the hotel from burning in 1911?

Source: Kettle River Journal 7/15/1911 "The Ansorge Hotel across the street was badly scorched, but owing to the metal covering was saved."

The Spokesman-Review 7/14/1911 "The Ansorge Hotel, across the street, was badly scorched, but owing to the metal covering was saved. The heat broke all of the windows and scorched the casings"

- ALT1: ... that a red light in the corner bay window of the Ansorge Hotel (pictured) told rumrunners of revenue men in town? Source: "Ansorge hotel". Ferry County Historical Society. "When the "revenuers" were staying at the Ansorge the propriators placed a red light in a second floor corner window to notify the bootleggers that barrel retrieval in town was not safe."
- ALT2: ... that the Ansorge Hotel (pictured) may have hosted Henry Ford on the night of July 31, 1911? Source: Ghost towns of the Pacific Northwest pg65 "The Ansorge claimed Henry Ford as one of its guests in 1917"
  Exploring Washingtons Past pg32 "The Ansorges greatest glory came in 1917 when Henry Ford chekced in while visiting relatives who lived in the area."
  NRHP catalogue page 5 of nomination form "The guest register for july 31, 1917 bears the signature of a "Henry Ford, Detroit Mich." and local residents agree that this was the Ford of the Ford Motor Company"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Randrianasolo's sportive lemur

5x expanded by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 359 past nominations.

Kev min § 16:07, 19 September 2024 (UTC).