Farms and the small towns that support them are vanishing. But the icons of rural America – grain silos, mom-and-pop shops and abandoned cars and trucks – can be found scattered across Washington state farm country. The pioneer school is located off U.S. Route 2 west of Coulee City. It is surrounded by wheat fields. If you head southeast you'll reach Sprague, a dying farm town. It's where I saw the antique shop and the open-air museum of old trucks and cars.
