Alderdale, Washington

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Alderdale, Washington
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Alderdale
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Alderdale
Coordinates: 45°50′05″N119°55′15″W / 45.83472°N 119.92083°W / 45.83472; -119.92083
Country United States
State Washington
County Klickitat
Established1907
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Alderdale is an extinct town[ citation needed ] in Klickitat County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

A post office called Alderdale was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1962. [2] In 1917 it was reported as a station on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. [3] The community took its name from nearby Alder Creek. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alderdale, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Landes, Henry (1917). A Geographic Dictionary of Washington (PDF). Washington Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 17. Olympia: Frank M. Lamborn Public Printer. p. 62.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 3.
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