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Have You Seen
Arzina?
A post
office was established in 1897 and Cora Arzina Chamberlin was the first
post mistress. The town was named after Ms. Chamberlin. Arzina was
originally called Mt. Corbin after the mountain nearby named after the
Spokane railway magnate, D.C. Corbin. Corbin brought the first railroad
into Stevens County. Later Mt. Corbin was changed to Monumental
Mountain. The post office was discontinued in 1911.
Rich
fruit-growing land, mountain meadows, and fine stands of timber
surrounded the community. In 1910 there was a daily stage that brought
the mail from Harvey. Arzina was an active community with a Literary
Society, dances and even basket socials. In 1891 the Mt. Corbin School
District was created and the community members constructed a log school
building on Al Miller’s land. School was in session for four months,
and they had a long winter vacation. Later the school was moved to the
intersection of the Orin-Rice road and the Pleasant Valley Road. A new
school was constructed complete with a bell tower. In 1935 Arzina joined
the Rice School.
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