Marengo, Columbia County, Washington

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Marengo is a planned, never constructed town in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community was named after Louis "Marengo" Raboin, an early settler. It was proposed as a choice for county seat, but did not win the vote [1]

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References

  1. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 159.

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