Dolphin, Washington

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Dolphin, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 48°39′05″N122°54′34″W / 48.65139°N 122.90944°W / 48.65139; -122.90944
Country United States
State Washington
County San Juan
Established1908
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Dolphin is an unincorporated community in San Juan County in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

A post office called Dolphin was established in 1908 and remained in operation until 1924. [2] The community was named for a dolphin marine structure near the original town site. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dolphin, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 70.


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