Attalia, Washington
Attalia is an extinct town in Walla Walla County, Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] 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.[2] According to tradition, the town was named after a place in Italy.[3]
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.[4][5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Attalia, Washington
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 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
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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Coordinates: 46°06′28″N 118°55′12″W / 46.10778°N 118.92000°W
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