West — Town filing

Towns with a file in Washington

The Washington files include 9 communities — towns, villages and districts filed under a single reputation. Some kept the name but not the people; others keep both, the reports repeated by residents who live inside them. The filing is geographic; the claims, as always, are reported rather than endorsed.

9 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsBlack Diamond — deepest file

Also filed under town:Wyoming11 Arizona8 Illinois7 Colorado6 Montana6 Kansas5 North Carolina5 Louisiana4

Other Washington filings:Sites18 Ghost towns11 Hotels3 Theaters3

Black Diamond

Black Diamond, Washington

The coal town that survived its disasters—where the museum keeps the dead.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Bellingham

Bellingham, Washington

The four towns that became one—where the hills keep the dead.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Long Beach

Long Beach, Washington

The peninsula—28 miles of sand and ghosts.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Port Gamble

Port Gamble, Washington

The company mill town—where the Walker-Ames house reportedly stays haunted.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Roslyn

Roslyn, Washington

The coal town where the 1892 explosion killed 45—and Northern Exposure filmed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Soap Lake

Soap Lake, Washington

The mineral lake—where the "healing" water stays.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Oysterville

Oysterville, Washington

The oyster boomtown that the railroad skipped.

Spokane

Spokane, Washington

August 4, 1889—the fire that burned the city.

White Salmon

White Salmon, Washington

The Klickitat River town—where the Hanging Tree stood.

Full Washington record → state index· Every town on file → type index