Mora, Washington
Mora, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 47°55′16″N 124°37′05″W / 47.92111°N 124.61806°WCoordinates: 47°55′16″N 124°37′05″W / 47.92111°N 124.61806°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Clallam |
Established | 1891 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Mora is a former settlement in Clallam County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classified it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Boston was established in 1891,[2] however to avoid confusion with Boston, Massachusetts, it was renamed after Mora, Sweden, the native home of an early postmaster.[3] This post office remained in operation until 1942.[2] By 1980, all remnants of the original settlement had been removed and Mora came to refer to a campground and other facilities about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) away related to Olympic National Park.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mora, Washington
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 172. Search this book on
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