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Date
Visited:
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Sunday,
September 29, 2002 |
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City
Visited #:
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301 |
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County:
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Douglas |
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Visited
With:
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Mom, Sister,
& Auntie Pat |
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City Name
History:
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The
county seat has had three names. In 1884, as a main stopping point
en route to the Okanogan country, it was called Okanogan City. It
was next called Jumper's Flat as a commentary on the claim-jumping
prevalent prior to the arrival of the railroad. It was finally
platted under its present name when a 30-foot well produced water. |
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Comments:
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Very unique post
office, as it's displaying the old postal code for Washington State (WN) and
actually says Zip No.
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