Goshen, Washington | |
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  Goshen  Goshen | |
| Coordinates:48°51′16″N122°20′28″W / 48.85444°N 122.34111°W /48.85444; -122.34111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Whatcom |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1511001[1] |
Goshen was a pioneer town in westernWhatcom County (approximately 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Bellingham, and 10 miles (16 km) south of theUS border withCanada).
Goshen was a logging and farming community.[citation needed] The town was a stop on the rail line of theBellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad.[citation needed] At one point Goshen hoped to compete with Whatcom (nowBellingham) andSeattle for the western depot of the railroad line which was being laid north toWashington State, which would guarantee economic investment and much traffic. Tacoma won the contest.
The name remains in Goshen Road and, a short distance to the west,Everson-Goshen Road.[2]
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