Gettysburg, Washington
Gettysburg was a town near the mouth of the Lyre River at the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Clallam County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]
The community was named after Robert N. Getty, a businessman in the lumber industry.[2] The 30-year-old Getty settled in the area in 1887 and built several structures that served a local logging boom.[3] A post office called Gettysburgh was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1926.[4] In 1912, Gettysburg postmaster, Ida M. Simmons, was convicted of embezzling $814 from the US government and she served a "unique" sentence of one hour in prison.[5] Gettysburg had a steamboat connection to Puget Sound cities.[6]
By 1976 it was reported that nothing remained of the town of Gettysburg except its name.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gettysburg, Washington
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 97.
- ^ a b "Chapter 38: Development of the West End". The Daily News. Port Angeles, Washington. September 17, 1976. p. 17.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Woman serves sentence of one hour for theft". The Seattle Star. December 14, 1912. p. 6.
- ^ "The State by Counties (Clallam county)". State of Washington: Second and Third Annual Reports of the Railroad Commission of Washington. Olympia, Washington: E. L. Boardman. 1909. p. 102.
External links
- Alexander, Alice (December 1, 2013). "Lyre River-area logging town long gone". Peninsula Daily News. p. C5.
- Gettysburg – Washington Ghost Town
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