Moore, Washington

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Moore is an extinct town in Chelan County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

Chelan County, Washington County in the United States

Chelan County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,453. The county seat and largest city is Wenatchee. The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899. It derives its name from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water," likely a reference to 55-mile (89 km)-long Lake Chelan, which reaches a maximum depth of 1,486 feet.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

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Washington (state) State of the United States of America

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States, the state was made out of the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by Britain in 1846 in accordance with the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is sometimes referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

A post office called Moore was in operation from 1892 until 1955. [2] J. Robert Moore, an early postmaster, gave the community his name. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moore, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 171.

Coordinates: 48°14′06″N120°36′57″W / 48.23500°N 120.61583°W / 48.23500; -120.61583

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