Mendota, Washington | |
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| Coordinates: 46°43′31″N122°47′25″W / 46.72528°N 122.79028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Established | 1909 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Mendota is an extinct town in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]
The community, located around Packwood Creek and near Kopiah, Washington, was built after the creation of the Centralia Eastern rail line, which terminated at the site. The town was first known as Packwood, after William Packwood, who built a homestead and farm in the area in 1883. [2] The community was formed by 1907 [3] and a post office called Mendota was established in 1909, which remained in operation until 1923. [4] The community took its name from the Mendota Coal and Coke Company. [5]
Mendota peaked with a total of approximately 60 homes in the town and 200 employees of the coal company. A large fire in 1926 shut down the plant [3] and by the 1950s, Mendota was considered a former community, and the area supported a lone sheep ranch. [2] Despite renewed hope of reviving Mendota after findings of additional coal beds in 1951, the community became a ghost town and was a site for the placement of a Pacific Power & Light steam-powered plant in 1969. [3]
Mendota is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, in the state's north-central region. The population was 7,061 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Mendota is located approximately 85 miles west of Chicago, 70 miles east of Moline and 55 miles south of Rockford. The current mayor is David W. Boelk, an independent elected to a four-year term.
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Packwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in easternmost Lewis County, Washington, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 319, while the town and surrounding Packwood community had a total population of 1,073.
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Curtis is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located less than 3 miles north of Boistfort, and is south of Washington State Route 6. The South Fork Chehalis River flows through the town.
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Crabtree is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 391. It has a post office with a ZIP code of 97335. Crabtree lies off Oregon Route 226 about 10 miles (16 km) east of Albany.
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