Saint Andrews, Washington

Saint Andrews is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

History

A post office called Saint Andrews was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1957.[2] James Saint Andrews, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[3] It exists as a ghost town, one with dilapidated buildings and artifacts.[4]

gollark: Not entirely sure what you mean.
gollark: Days and score/viewy stuff, you mean?
gollark: My hatchery project will ideally reduce sicknessy issues somewhat, but unfortunately I only have the EATW formulae to work from.
gollark: Also, because sickness is probably defined using some formula from score (V/UV/clicks accumulated using a seeeecret thingy) and time, and removing it would probably cause thorny issues like "when should it be allowed to come back".
gollark: Because the God-Emperor saith so.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Andrews, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 252.
  4. "Saint Andrews". Ghost Towns of Washington. Retrieved October 4, 2018.



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