Blueslide, Washington

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Blueslide, Washington
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.