Covada, Washington

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Covada, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Covada
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Covada
Coordinates: 48°13′14″N118°12′32″W / 48.22056°N 118.20889°W / 48.22056; -118.20889
Country United States
State Washington
County Ferry
Established1905
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 509

Covada is an unincorporated community in Ferry County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

A post office called Covada was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] The name is an acronym of several nearby mines, namely Columbia, Orin, Verin, Ada, Dora, and Alice. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Covada, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 58.


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