Editing Elbe, Washington (section)

==Arts and culture==

[[File:Elbe, Washington train station.jpg|thumb|Elbe train depot]]
===Historical buildings and sites===

The Elbe Market Country Store was built as a meeting hall by the [[International Order of Odd Fellows]] (IOOF) in 1906. The building was moved after the construction of the Road to Paradise and once had a functional second-story. {{As of|2024}}, the structure retains much of its original [[Wild West]] inspired architecture and design. A {{convert|14|foot}} welcome statue of a [[Bigfoot]], officially known as Mount Rainier Bigfoot but informally nicknamed Howard, was installed at the store in 2024.<ref name="EMCSG"/>

====The Little White Church of Elbe====
The [[Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church]] is a small church with the German inscription “Ev. Luth. KIRCHE”, which was built in 1906 by the inhabitants according to the plans of Reverend Karl Kilian. The church is {{cvt|24.0 by 18.0|ft}} and can accommodate 46 people. The height of the church tower is {{cvt|46|ft}}. The church has since been restored and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 8, 1976.<ref name = "NRHP">{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=53da4c41-cb7e-4ad7-ba65-61b207fddaf8 | title=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |date=October 8, 1976 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> Church services take place once a month from March to December.

====Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad====
A railway line that runs from Elbe to the settlement of [[Mineral, Washington|Mineral]] is operated with steam locomotives and historic cars. The route leads through forests, crosses the Nisqually River and ends at the [[Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum|Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum]] in Mineral.

====Mt. Rainier National Park====
Mount Rainier National Park can be reached from Elbe via the National Park Highway after about {{convert|14|mi}}.