Marengo, Columbia County, Washington

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Marengo, Washington
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Coordinates: 46°26′26″N117°44′56″W / 46.4406°N 117.7490°W / 46.4406; -117.7490
Country United States
State Washington
County Columbia
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Marengo is a planned, never constructed town in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community was named after Louis "Marengo" Raboin, an early settler. It was proposed as a choice for county seat, but did not win the vote. [1]

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References

  1. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 159.