Alpine, Washington | |
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.jpeg) The Nippon Lumber Company in Alpine,c. 1912 | |
  Alpine  Alpine | |
| Coordinates:47°42′35.94″N121°14′18.59″W / 47.7099833°N 121.2384972°W /47.7099833; -121.2384972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Founded | late 19th century |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Alpine was a town in theCascade Mountains, nearSkykomish,Washington. Founded in the late 19th century and originally namedNippon, it was first built to houseJapanese railway workers.[1] Another nearbyrailway town,Corea, housedKorean workers. About 8 miles (13 km) west ofStevens Pass, Alpine had only rail access, and was a mile from the nearest road.[2][3][4]
The locallumber baron changed the town's name fromNippon toAlpine in 1903. In 1917 it was reported as a station on theGreat Northern Railway.[5] Its population peaked at 200–300 people; after the nearby woods were logged out, it was evacuated and intentionally burned, around 1929.[2]
AuthorMary Daheim, whose family, the Dawsons, lived in Alpine approximately 1916–1922 (before she was born) sets her "Emma Lord"mystery novels in a fictional, surviving town of Alpine.[2]
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