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Former communities, mill towns, and rail stations in Lewis County, Washington are composed of once existing neighborhoods, railroad stops, and company towns, especially for mining or timber production.
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One mile south of Winlock
Located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Randle near Cowlitz Falls, the homestead community was founded and settled by German immigrants. The post office were originally named Rhine, after the river in Germany. The town was renamed to Cispus due to its location on the Cispus River.[1]
Also known as Cowlitz Corner, it was connected to Winlock by a paved road, Washington State Route 505, in 1921.[2]
The Fulton post office was located in the home of the namesake of the town, the Fulton family. The office, which was also the site of the local ferry crossing, was destroyed during a flood of the Cowlitz River in 1891 but rebuilt near Rainey Creek. The post office was moved to Kosmos.[3]
Near Wildwood
Former community located at Washington State Route 508 and Jackson Highway.
Also known as Layton's Prairie.
Near Bositfort
The Lindberg community began after the build of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad. Located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Morton, the town was named after Gus Lindberg, a sawmill owner. Many homes in Lindberg were made of brick, a rarity in the usual mill towns of the era. A post office was established but closed around 1923.[4]
A neighborhood west of Bositfort.[5]
Also known as Osburn. Post office discontinued in April 1896.[6]
An abandoned rail station located between Adna and Ruth off State Route 6. The Willapa Hills Trail courses nearby.
Ruth, also known as Ruth Station, was a loading station on the Milwaukee line of the Northern Pacific Railway that ran parallel to the Ocean Beach Highway between Chehalis and South Bend, Washington. Timber from nearby sawmills and logging communities would be shipped from Ruth to Pacific coast ports or to the Puget Sound region.[7][8][9] The rail station no longer exists.[10]
Ruth, Washington (also known as Ruth Station, Washington) is an extinct town and was a loading station on the Milwaukee line[12] of the Northern Pacific Railway that ran parallel to the Ocean Beach Highway. It was 10 miles west ot Chehalis in west central Lewis County at an elevation of 264 feet on the Chehalis River.[13] Timber from nearby sawmills and logging communities would be shipped from Ruth to Pacific coast ports or to the Puget Sound region.[14][15]
Ruth, and surrounding communities, saw infrastructure improvements in the mid-1920s and in the 1930s. A steel bridge on the highway, with new pavement, was competed in 1926[16][17] and a new spur, using old railroad ties, were added in 1930.[18] Weyerhauser planned a new rail line connecting the timber areas near Ryderwood to Ruth in 1935.[19] The following year, the tracks at Ruth were sold to Chehalis Western Railroad.[20]
A swim party in the Chehalis River with fatalities was reported as happening near Ruth in 1930.[21]
The rail station no longer exists.[22]
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