Alstown Washington
N 47° 33.666 W 119° 59.634
11T E 274789 N 5271864
Alstown Washington
Waymark Code: WMNFD
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2006
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Alstown was a station on what was once a branch line of the Great Northern Railway on Douglas Creek, East of the Columbia River in South Central Douglas County. It was named for Albert (Al) Luther Rogers, a civil engineer, merchant (Rogers & Howe Store), and civic leader of nearby Waterville. From 1909 to 1913 he served as a regent for the University of Washington. All that remains of Alstown is the grain storage and a few old long vacant buildings. With improved hiways and trucking the branch line was abandoned in
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 06/30/1950
Related Web Page: Not listed
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