Mendota, Washington

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Mendota, Washington
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Mendota
Coordinates: 46°43′31″N122°47′25″W / 46.72528°N 122.79028°W / 46.72528; -122.79028
Country United States
State Washington
County Lewis
Established1909
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] A post office called Mendota was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1923. [3] The community took its name from the Mendota Coal and Coke Company. [4] By the 1950s, Mendota was considered a former community, and the area supported a lone sheep ranch. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendota, Washington
  2. 1 2 "Mendota and Tono Are Gone". The Daily Chronicle . June 6, 1953. p. 28C. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 164.
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