Fargher Lake is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington, United States. The community located approxiamately 7 mi (11 km) northwest from the town of Yacolt.
Fargher Lake | |
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  Fargher Lake Location within the state of Washington  Fargher Lake Fargher Lake (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′18″N 122°30′51″W / 45.88833°N 122.51417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clark |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1504828[1] |
The settlement, as well as a former lake located nearby, both share the name "Fargher Lake".
History
editThe lake was originally named Hard Hack Swamp. Brothers Arthur Wellesly, Fredrick Daniel and Horatio Albert Fargher emigrated in the 1870s from their birthland, the Isle of Man, and settled for a while near the lake.
The lake and surrounding area was renamed Fargher Lake. The water was drained sometime during the early 1960s[2] and the lake bed was then used for farming. In the 21st century, the lake bed contains blueberry fields.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargher Lake
- ^ Johnson, Noel. "Fargher Lake History". lewisriver.com. NWNature.com Inc. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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