Whites, Washington

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Whites is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

Grays Harbor County, Washington County in the United States

Grays Harbor County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 72,797. The county seat is Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen.

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History

A post office called Whites was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1949. [2] The community was named after Allen White, the proprietor of a local sawmill. [3]

Sawmill facility where logs are cut into timber

A sawmill or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern saw mills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes. The "portable" saw mill is iconic and of simple operation—the logs lay flat on a steel bed and the motorized saw cuts the log horizontally along the length of the bed, by the operator manually pushing the saw. The most basic kind of saw mill consists of a chainsaw and a customized jig, with similar horizontal operation.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whites, Washington
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 347.

Coordinates: 47°02′21″N123°20′13″W / 47.03917°N 123.33694°W / 47.03917; -123.33694

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.


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