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Mendota, Washington
Mendota, Washington
Ghost town
	Mendota Mendota
	Coordinates: 46°43′31″N 122°47′25″W / 46.72528°N 122.79028°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Lewis
Established	1909
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Mendota is an extinct town in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

A post office called Mendota was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1923.^[2] The community took its name from the Mendota Coal and Coke Company.^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendota, Washington
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 164.

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendota, Washington

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

[3] Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 164.

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Mendota, Washington
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 46°43′31″N 122°47′25″W / 46.72528°N 122.79028°W / 46.72528; -122.79028
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Lewis
Established	1909
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

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