Lindberg is an extinct town in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS lists location as unknown,[1] however period maps (1920-1930 census districts) show Lindberg on State Route 7, about three miles north of the U.S. Route 12 junction, where the East Fork Tilton River joins Tilton River.[2]
Lindberg, Washington | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Established | 1911 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Background
editA post office called Lindberg was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1925.[3] While pushing through the last leg of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad from Ashford (1904) to Morton (1910), they established a station at the crossing of East Fork Tilton River called Glenavon.[2][4] In 1911, Gustaf Lindberg, established a logging camp and company town near the Glenavon station,[5] which in addition to the logging camp included a shingle mill and saw mill. Due to financial difficulties, Lindberg lost his property in the mid 1920s, but the camp continued with the name Lindberg & Hoby Logging Camp into the 1940s.[6] As of 1928, there were two train stops bracketing Lindberg, East Fork (formerly Glenavon) to the north and Coal Canyon to the south, the latter name eventually replaced Lindberg.[2][7] The area shows few signs of the logging operation, but both sides of the road through this section are dotted with houses and businesses, all of which bear a Morton address, though they are outside the limits of the town proper.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lindberg (historical)
- ^ a b c "United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940" (images). FamilySearch. pp. Roll 69, Washington, King-Yakima 1900-1940 > images 678, 697, 705, 709 of 969, citing NARA microfilm publication A3378 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003).
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ "Railroad Commission Map of Washington, 1910, General Map Collection, 1851-2005". Washington State Archives, Digital Archives. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 147.
- ^ "Washington Place Names: Lindberg". Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Railroad map of Washington, 1928, General Map Collection, 1851-2005". Washington State Archives, Digital Archives. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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