Alderdale, Washington
Alderdale, Washington | |
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  Alderdale  Alderdale | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′05″N 119°55′15″W / 45.83472°N 119.92083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Klickitat |
| Established | 1907 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Alderdale is an extinct town[citation needed] in Klickitat County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Alderdale was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1962.[2] In 1917 it was reported as a station on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.[3] The community took its name from nearby Alder Creek.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alderdale, Washington
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Landes, Henry (1917). A Geographic Dictionary of Washington (PDF). Washington Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 17. Olympia: Frank M. Lamborn Public Printer. p. 62.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 3.
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