Welcome to Chehalis, Washington
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dzrt1st
N 46° 39.651 W 122° 58.551
10T E 501847 N 5167477
Quick Description: Welcome to Chehalis, Washington sign at the west entrance to town.
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 4/17/2007 8:49:55 AM
Waymark Code: WM1E43
Views: 47
Long Description:Chehalis began as a settlement around a warehouse beside a railroad
track in 1873, when the Northern Pacific Railroad built northward
from Kalama to Tacoma. By 1874, a store was added to the warehouse,
several houses were constructed, and the county seat was moved to
the new settlement.
The new town was first named Saundersville, for S.S. Saunders,
on whose donation land claim it was founded. In 1879, the name was
changed to Chehalis. Chehalis was officially incorporated on
November 23, 1883.
Chehalis, in the language of the U.S. Native American tribe of
the same name, means "sand".