Attalia, Washington
Attalia, Washington | |
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  Attalia  Attalia | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′28″N 118°55′12″W / 46.10778°N 118.92000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Walla Walla |
| Established | 1906 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Attalia (/æˈtæljə/)[1] is an extinct town in Walla Walla County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[2] Attalia was located on the East shore of the Columbia River some 8 miles downriver from Burbank.
A post office called Attalia was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1952.[3] According to tradition, the town was named after a place in Italy.[4]
Attalia was a stop on both the Northern Pacific Railway and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company in 1909. During the 1920s, the town had a newspaper, the News Tribune. Some amount of oil exploration also took place during the 1920s, but never amounted to anything.[5][6]
References
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-295-95498-1.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Attalia, Washington
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 10.
- ^ http://www.usgwarchives.net/maps/washington/wa-crams/wallawal.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Back to main page". Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
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