Cicely’s Timeline

1st Edition In 1948, a construction team arrived by rail with heavy equipment on Army railcars. They moved into the large grassy flats that makes up the valley and started construction of something. Soon, trains started arriving with equipment and large panels. The men were very busy working 24 hours a day. Slowly large satellite […]

3rd Edition Even with the introduction of the Coastal Starlight railroad, the valley was very isolated. In 1946, the only way in and out was the railroad. One day in 1946, a train running freight stopped in the valley. They unloaded freight car after freight car and many men. When the train pulled away, they […]

In the Pacific Northwest, in 1924, there was an uninhabited, tranquil, valley shared by the United States and Canada. Somewhere in the valley, a small heard of deer looked up from their grazing and began running in all directions. Suddenly, the valley became chaotic and busy. A couple of tunnels opened up on opposite sides […]