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Littlerock, Washington
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Littlerock is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Littlerock is 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Olympia. The town is west of Interstate 5 and Maytown.
Littlerock is located near several protected lands, such as the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve and Capitol State Forest.
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History
The first white settler in the area, Thomas Elliott Rutledge, filed a claim for 160 acres (65 ha) in 1854 and named his settlement "Black River". The community was later renamed "Little Rock" or "Littlerock" for a mounting stone on the Rutledge property;[2][3] a post office called Littlerock has been in operation since 1879.[4][5]
In 1909, Littlerock had two shingle mills with 330 employees, a lumber camp and saw mill, which produced 20,000 feet (6,096.0 m) of lumber daily. A Methodist church, a school with 3 teachers, a grocery store, furniture and hardware stores were also built.[6]
In 2020, the Washington Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission nominated a site north of Littlerock for the site of a new major airport to serve the Seattle metropolitan area alongside Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA). A similar site was proposed in the 1990s for a study that ultimately resulted in an expansion of SEA. The Littlerock site was determined to be infeasible due to community opposition and its potential air corridor passing over Olympia.[7]
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Parks and recreation
The Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, declared a National Natural Landmark, is located outside of the town center.[8]
Other nearby protected areas include the Glacial Heritage Preserve and the Black River Habitat Management Area. The community lies near the border of the Capitol State Forest.
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