Molson, Washington
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Molson is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 23 at the 2000 census.
[edit] History
Molson was founded in 1900 by promoter George B. Meacham, and investor John W. Molson (of the Molson beer brewing family. The mining town's population boomed to 300 that year, and the town had a newspaper, general stores, an attorney, doctor, saloon and hotel. By 1901, as the mining was failing, the population fell to 13 people.
When news of a railroad being built in Molson arrived in 1905, the population rose again. J.H. McDonald filed for a homestead including much of the town of Molson. In 1909 McDonald enforced his homestead by publishing a notice that everyone on the property were required to depart. Citizens then founded New Molson, 1/2 miles north of the site of Old Molson.
This is also possibly the location of Molson, Okanogan County, Washington that was incorporated on 02/13/1920. It was then declared disincorporated on 10/06/1921 by order of the Washington State Supreme Court, as the incorporation was declared invalid.
[edit] Geography
Old Molson is located 2 miles south of the Canadian border, and northeast of Oroville, Washington. New Molson is .5 miles north of Old Molson.
