Editing Tenino, Washington (section)

===Wooden money===
[[File:Tenino wooden money 02A.jpg|thumb|right|Tenino wooden money]]
Tenino briefly achieved national notoriety during the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s. After the local bank failed in 1931, the town government temporarily issued wooden money [[scrip]], made of thin-cut cedar and spruce, and was used by Tenino's residents when cash was scarce.<ref name="ASSOS"/><ref name="TWM">{{cite web |date=September 16, 2015 |title=Archives Treasure #2: Tenino wooden money |url=https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/fromourcorner/index.php/2015/09/archives-treasure-2-tenino-wooden-money/ |publisher=[[Washington Secretary of State]] |access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref> However, most of this wooden currency was never redeemed as it became a valuable collector's item.<ref>Arthur Dwelley, "Brief History of Tenino" Accessed online at {{cite web |url=http://www.ci.tenino.wa.us/history_by_dwelley.htm |title=History by Dwelley |access-date=January 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123164828/http://www.ci.tenino.wa.us/history_by_dwelley.htm |archive-date=January 23, 2010 }} January 20, 2010.</ref> The Tenino Depot Museum continues to use the original printing machinery, creating new wooden tender for souvenir purposes, but the dollars can still be used at some Tenino businesses.<ref name="ASSOS"/>  

The city began printing the wooden currency again during the [[COVID-19 recession]] in 2020, to distribute to the local residents.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greuener |first=Posey |date=May 7, 2020 |title=Washington town plans to use wooden money to boost its economy amid the pandemic |url=https://www.knkx.org/post/washington-town-plans-use-wooden-money-boost-its-economy-amid-pandemic |publisher=[[KNKX]] |access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref> The revival of the program was approved by the [[Washington State Auditor]] and began in May 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Franque |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Tenino plans to recreate famed Depression-era wooden currency during COVID-19 pandemic |url=https://q13fox.com/2020/05/05/tenino-plans-to-recreate-famed-depression-era-wooden-currency-during-covid-19-pandemic/ |publisher=Q13 Fox News |access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name="AWCT">{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Gene |date=June 17, 2020 |title=A Washington City Turns To Wooden Money To Get Through The Pandemic |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/tenino-washington-economic-crisis-coronavirus-pandemic-wooden-money/ |publisher=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>

Wooden scrip from both the Great Depression and Covid periods were added to a [[Smithsonian National Museum of American History]] exhibit, titled "The Value of Money", in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Tenino’s wooden COVID currency now on display at Smithsonian National Museum of American History in D.C. |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/teninos-wooden-covid-currency-now-on-display-at-smithsonian-national-museum-of-american-history,376336 |access-date=March 4, 2025 |work=The Chronicle |date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>