Miles, Washington

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Miles, Washington
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Miles, Washington
Coordinates: 47°54′39″N118°17′33″W / 47.91083°N 118.29250°W / 47.91083; -118.29250
Country United States
State Washington
County Lincoln
Elevation
1,440 ft (440 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99122
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1512464 [1]

Miles is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located adjacent to Fort Spokane where the Spokane River empties into the Columbia River. [2]

History

A post office called Miles was in operation from 1881 until 1962. [3] The community was named after Gen. Nelson A. Miles. The post office was the address of Fort Spokane. [4] [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miles, Washington
  2. "Old Fort Spokane at Miles, WA". Plateau Peoples' Web Portal. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. p. 166.
  5. Chance, David (1981). Sentinel of Silence, A Brief History of Fort Spokane. Pacific Northwest National Parks Association. p. 55.