Veazie, Washington

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Veazie, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Veazie
Location in Washington and the United States
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Veazie
Veazie (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°14′51″N121°57′17″W / 47.24750°N 121.95472°W / 47.24750; -121.95472
Country United States
State Washington
County King
Elevation
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745 ft (227 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 360
GNIS feature ID1527692 [1]

Veazie is an unincorporated community in King County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

A post office called Veazie was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1892. [2] The community was named after Thomas Veazie, a businessperson in the logging industry. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Veazie, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 326.


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