Littell, Washington

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Littell, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Willapa Hills Trail pedestrian bridge, Littell, Washington 2023
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Littell
Coordinates: 46°38′12″N123°02′07″W / 46.63667°N 123.03528°W / 46.63667; -123.03528
Country United States
State Washington
County Lewis
Elevation
 [1] 200 ft (61 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98532
Area code 360

Littell is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States, located off Washington State Route 6 between the towns of Adna and Claquato. [1]

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The Willapa Hills Trail passes thru the area. [2]

History

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Downtown Littell, ca. 1911

Two versions of who created the town exist. A manager of the Hill Logging Company, Harry J. Syverson, asserted in 1912 to have founded the town [3] however there are sourced claims that a local businessman, Curt Littell, agreed to call the post office under his name in 1902. [4] A post office was moved from the nearby town of Claquato in 1903 and an opera house was built in the town in 1904. [5]

The community was known for its timber production, having two sawmills during its peak at the beginning of the 20th century. Littell grew large enough to contain a school and church, and had a large Japanese population, many of which were employed by the mills. After a destructive fire to one mill in 1911, the second mill closed eventually thereafter and the town began to wane, leaving a few residents. Most of the original buildings and its downtown core are lost. [6]

A pedestrian bridge in Littell was built starting in 2021. The span would allow users of the Willapa Hills Trail to pass over the highway to lessen vehicular accidents. [7] The $3.3 million project [8] was completed in June 2023 and the overpass was named in honor of the community. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Littell, Washington". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Willapa Hills State Park Trail". parks.state.wa.us. Washington State Parks.
  3. ↑ "To Start New Town In County". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1912. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Miscellaneous Business". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. Vol. 29, no. 42. April 18, 1902. p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Chehalis and Vicinity". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. Vol. 21, no. 45. May 6, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Littell, Once Thriving Town, Is No More". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. July 15, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Brown, Alex (March 28, 2019). "Proposed House Budget Funds $5 Million Willapa Trail Bridge Over State Route 6". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Hammock, Dan (September 29, 2021). "Overpass Construction Begins on Willapa Hills Trail". The Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Planned for New Willapa Hills Trail Bridge". The Chronicle. June 13, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ Mittge, Brian (July 17, 2015). "Commentary: The Father of 'Maverick' and 'Rockford' Was Born in Lewis County". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ 'State Senator Wright Dies,' Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, December 22, 1911, pg. 15


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