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Park, Washington
Park, Washington
Ghost town
	Park Park
	Coordinates: 48°40′31″N 122°15′59″W / 48.67528°N 122.26639°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whatcom
Established	1884
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Park is a ghost town in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

A post office called Park was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1925.^[2] The community was named after Charles Park, an early settler.^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Park, Washington
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 208.

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

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.

[3] Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 208.

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Park, Washington
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 48°40′31″N 122°15′59″W / 48.67528°N 122.26639°W / 48.67528; -122.26639
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whatcom
Established	1884
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

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