Lindberg, Washington
Lindberg, Washington | |
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Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Lewis |
Established | 1911 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Lindberg is an extinct town in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Though the exact location of Lindberg is unknown, the community was located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Morton, Washington and in the present-day, is considered a neighborhood on State Route 7.
The town existed under several names, at first as Glenavon, and as Coal Canyon and Millberg. The community was a company town focused on logging and timber production, and existed as a populated area into the 1940s.
History
The community was first known as Glenavon, after the Tacoma Eastern Railroad established a station at the crossing of East Fork Tilton River after the completion of a rail line from Ashford to Morton in 1910.[1][2][3][4]
The Lindberg community began as a logging camp and company town under the Linco Log and Lumber Company in 1911 and was known at first as Coal Canyon.[1] Containing a sawmill and shingle factory,[2] a post office was established in 1911 under the Coal Canyon name but after the town burned down in a 1918 fire, the community was rebuilt and then renamed after Coal Canyon's original founder, Gustaf (Gus) Lindberg.[1][5][6] The post office remained in operation until either 1923[5] or 1925.[7] Lindberg had a peak population of approximately 200 in the 1920s.[1]
Due to financial difficulties, Lindberg lost his property in the mid 1920s, but the camp continued under the name of Millberg[1] but remained known under the Lindberg moniker, via the Lindberg & Hoby Logging Camp, into the 1940s.[2]
Many homes in Lindberg were made of brick, a rarity in the usual mill towns of the era.[5] The area shows few signs of the logging operation, but both sides of the road through this section are dotted with houses and businesses, all of which bear a Morton address, though they are outside the limits of the town proper.
Geography
Lindberg was located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Morton. By 1928, there were two train stops bracketing Lindberg, East Fork (formerly Glenavon) to the north and Coal Canyon to the south.[8][9] In the 21st century, Lindberg is considered a neighborhood located on State Route 7.[1]
The GNIS lists location as unknown,[10] however period maps (1920-1930 census districts) show Lindberg on State Route 7, about three miles north of the U.S. Route 12 junction, where the East Fork Tilton River joins Tilton River.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Emerson, Amy (April 6, 2002). "Some communities near Mineral no longer on the map". The Chronicle. p. A6. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Washington Place Names: Lindberg". Tacoma Public Library. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Railroad Commission Map of Washington, 1910, General Map Collection, 1851-2005". Washington State Archives, Digital Archives. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 147.
- ^ a b c "Brick Houses In Lindberg". The Daily Chronicle. June 6, 1953. p. 2D. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Moeller, Bill (January 25, 2018). "Historic Answers to Questions You've Never Actually Asked". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "United States Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth US Censuses, 1900-1940" (images). FamilySearch. pp. Roll 69, Washington, King-Yakima 1900-1940 > images 678, 697, 705, 709 of 969, citing NARA microfilm publication A3378 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2003).
- ^ "Railroad map of Washington, 1928, General Map Collection, 1851-2005". Washington State Archives, Digital Archives. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lindberg (historical)