Blueslide, Washington

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Blueslide, Washington
Unincorporated community
Pend Oreille County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Metaline Falls Highlighted.svg
Location of Blueslide, Washington
Coordinates: 48°33′23″N117°20′45″W / 48.55639°N 117.34583°W / 48.55639; -117.34583
Country United States
State Washington
County Pend Oreille
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 509

Blueslide is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

A post office called Blueslide was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1926. [2] The community was named for a landslide near the town site. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blueslide, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 23.


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