Penrith, Washington

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Penrith, Washington
Unincorporated community
Pend Oreille County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Metaline Falls Highlighted.svg
Location of Penrith, Washington
Coordinates: 48°09′08″N117°05′58″W / 48.15222°N 117.09944°W / 48.15222; -117.09944
Country United States
State Washington
County Pend Oreille
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 509

Penrith is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

History

A post office called Penrith was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1916. [2] The community was given its name by railroad officials. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penrith, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 211.


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