Amelia, Washington

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Amelia, Washington
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Amelia
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Amelia
Coordinates: 47°18′15″N123°05′53″W / 47.3042604°N 123.0979306°W / 47.3042604; -123.0979306 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Mason
Established1895
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Amelia is a ghost town in Mason County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [2]

A post office called Amelia was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1901. [3] Amelia Edmonds, an early postmaster, gave the community her name. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amelia, Washington
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amelia, Washington
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.
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