Edgewick, Washington

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Edgewick, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Edgewick
Location in Washington and the United States
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Edgewick
Edgewick (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°26′54″N121°43′34″W / 47.44833°N 121.72611°W / 47.44833; -121.72611
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Elevation
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646 ft (197 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 360
GNIS feature ID1530299 [1]

Edgewick is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Edgewick was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1919. [2] The community's name is an amalgamation of Vinnedge and Weeks, the names of two settlers. [3]

The town was completely destroyed in a dam burst known locally as the "Boxley Blowout." [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgewick, 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. 76.
  4. ↑ "Boxley Burst destroys the logging community of Edgewick on December 23, 1918". HistoryLink.org.


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