Standard, Washington Green's Spur | |
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| Coordinates: 48°44′38″N122°12′5″W / 48.74389°N 122.20139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Whatcom |
| Established | 1908 |
| Named after | Standard Lumber and Shingle Company |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Standard was a town in south-western Whatcom County (between Acme and Clipper, south of Homesteader Rd on Washington State Route 9).
The area originally went by the name Green's Spur (referring to a spur line used by Northern Pacific Railway Company [1] ), however this was changed in 1908 when O. M. Rosseau, general manager of the Standard Lumber and Shingle Company, was appointed postmaster and named the town after the company. [2] The town was marked as Standard on maps until at least 1971, [3] while the post office only stayed in operation until 1919. [4]
The area was a logging camp, possibly originally part of Clipper before growing big enough to warrant its own post office. [5] While people still live in the area and residents do still work in lumber, the name Standard is no longer used. Today, the only remaining references to the name are nearby Standard Rd, [6] and Standard Creek, a creek located across the river from where Standard once was. [7]
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