User:Shortiefourten/Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Thurston County, Washington

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Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Thurston County, Washington are composed of once existing neighborhoods, railroad stops, and company towns, especially for mining or timber production.

Former communities[edit]

Mushroom Corner[edit]

Mushroom Corner, Washington
Unincorporated community
Mushroom Corner is located in Washington (state)
Mushroom Corner
Mushroom Corner
Mushroom Corner is located in the United States
Mushroom Corner
Mushroom Corner
Coordinates: 47°02′49″N 122°45′49″W / 47.04694°N 122.76361°W / 47.04694; -122.76361
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyThurston
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Mushroom Corner is a neighborhood in Thurston County, Washington, United States.[1][2][3][4] Mushroom Corner is located in the urban growth area of Lacey, along Interstate 5 outside of Olympia, and is included in the Tanglewilde-Thompson Place Census-designated place (CDP) for Census purposes. The "corner" in Mushroom Corner is located at the intersection of Steilacoom Road SE and Marvin Road SE.

The community takes its name from the local mushroom crop; the Ostrom Mushroom Farm operated nearby.[5]

In July 2023 it was announced that D.R. Horton, aimed to transform the site at 8233 Steilacoom Road SE into a planned residential development called Morel Meadows.[1][6]

Waunch Prairie[edit]

Waunch Prairie was created by a land claim by George Waunch on October 26, 1853. The area is situated north of Centralia.[7]

Company towns or settlements[edit]

Union Mill, Washington[edit]

Union Mill, Washington
Extinct company town
Union Mill is located in Washington (state)
Union Mill
Union Mill
Union Mill is located in the United States
Union Mill
Union Mill
Coordinates: 47°01′57″N 122°46′28″W / 47.03250°N 122.77444°W / 47.03250; -122.77444
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyThurston
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Union Mill (also known as Union Mills) was a company town in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[8] It was located on Long Lake,[9] west of the city of Lacey and north of Mushroom Corner and Washington State Route 510.[10][11][12][13]

The area was originally the location of the Long Lake Mill in 1896 and became known as Union Mill in either 1899[14] or 1901.[15] The sawmill company town was under the auspices of the Union Lumber Company.[16] The sawmill was destroyed in a fire in 1909 but was rebuilt. During construction, it was adapted to operate on electricity, becoming, in 1910, the first mill in the United States to operate exclusively on the power source.[14][16]

The town provided a boarding house[17] and a post office called Union Mill was established in 1911. It remained in operation until 1931, when due to a lack of a postmaster, the office closed.[18][19]

Rail stations[edit]

Helsing Junction, Washington[edit]

Helsing Junction, Washington
Unincorporated community
Helsing Junction is located in Washington (state)
Helsing Junction
Helsing Junction
Helsing Junction is located in the United States
Helsing Junction
Helsing Junction
Coordinates: 46°48′21″N 123°07′20″W / 46.80583°N 123.12222°W / 46.80583; -123.12222
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyThurston
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Helsing Junction was rail junction in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[20] The community is located south of U.S. Route 12, near the Chehalis River, and east of the populated area of Chehalis Village, Washington. A variant name is "Helsing".[20] The name "Helsing" is a corruption of Helsingfors, meaning "Helsinki" in Swedish.[21]

Plumb, Washington[edit]

Plumb, Washington
Rail station
Plumb Station, Thurston County, Washington
Plumb Station, Thurston County, Washington
Plumb is located in Washington (state)
Plumb
Plumb
Plumb is located in the United States
Plumb
Plumb
Coordinates: 46°55′41″N 122°51′22″W / 46.92806°N 122.85611°W / 46.92806; -122.85611
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyThurston
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Plumb, also known as Plumb Station, was a small rail station community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[22] The community was located to the west of nearby Offutt Lake, in and around the Rocky Prairie Natural Area Preserve. A post office called "Plum Station" was in operation from 1879 until 1885.[23][24] The community was named after Elihu B. Plumb, who was credited with securing the town a post office.[24]

A school district existed in Plumb in the early 1890s[25] and a schoolhouse known as Plumb Station School was located in Olympia in the early 20th century[26]. A quarry existed and stone from the site was planned to be used on continuing construction of the Old Capitol Building in Olympia.[27] The area was the site of the murder and burial of a bride in 1920[28] and Plumb Station was an area precinct into the 1970s.[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Boone, Rolf (July 21, 2023). "Development plans emerge for former Ostrom's mushroom farm, Pacific Ave. apartments". The Olympian.
  2. ^ "Mushroom Corner Populated Place Profile / Thurston County, Washington Data". washington.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shortiefourten/Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Thurston County, Washington
  4. ^ "Mushroom Corner, Washington". TopoQuest.
  5. ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 56. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Development plan emerges for former Ostrom's mushroom farm in Lacey | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Ott, Jennifer (May 8, 2008). "George Waunch files a claim near future Centralia on land that will become known as Waunch Prairie on October 26, 1853". HistoryLink. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shortiefourten/Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Thurston County, Washington
  9. ^ "Thurston County Land Use Profle" (PDF). Thurston County, Washington. 2007. pp. 2–2, 2–3. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Union Mill (Thurston County, WA)". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Union Mill Topo Map in Thurston County WA". TopoZone.
  12. ^ "Union Mill, Thurston County, Washington, United States - Overview - Histopolis". www.histopolis.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Union Mills on Some Maps". Historic Map Works.
  14. ^ a b Weaver, Lanny (July 4, 2016). "The Story of Lacey: From Community to City, Part 2, 1892 - 1948". ThurstonTalk. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 321.
  16. ^ a b Electrical West, Volume 35. Miller-Freeman Publications. 1915. pp. 91–92. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  17. ^ Biennial Report, Volume 7. Washington state Bureau of Labor. 1910. p. 162.
  18. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  19. ^ "Union Mills Post Office To Close". The Olympian. October 3, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  20. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helsing Junction
  21. ^ "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shortiefourten/Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Thurston County, Washington
  23. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 66. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  25. ^ "Plumb Station Items". Olympia Tribune Newspaper. November 9, 1891. p. 3.
  26. ^ "Obituaries - Robert Gustav Nelson". The Chronicle. January 19, 1996. pp. A-3, 25. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  27. ^ "City News In Brief". Washington Standard. July 5, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  28. ^ "Plum Station Murder Mystery Bobs Up Again". Washington Standard (Olympia). April 13, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  29. ^ "Voting Tuesday in three areas". The Daily Chronicle. April 6, 1974. p. 1. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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