McGowan, Washington

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McGowan, Washington was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company's narrow gauge line that ran on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Washington, USA from 1889 to 1930. [1] In the late 1800's, P.J. McGowan bought land in the area for $1,200, and built his house and a dock and a salmon cannery on the site.[2] During the railroad times, the main line and a passing siding ran through McGowan.[3] McGowan is just west of the north end of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. The only prominent structure remaining is the old wooden Roman Catholic church.

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  1. ^ Weathers, Larry, "Place Names of Pacific County," The Sou'wester, Vol. 24, page 34, Pacific County Historical Society, South Bend, WA (1989) ISSN 0038-4984
  2. ^ Hobbs, Nancy L., and Lucero, Donella J., The Long Beach Peninsula, at pages 11 and 89, Arcadia Publishing 2005 ISBN 0-7385-2995-8
  3. ^ Feagans, Raymond J., The Railroad that Ran By the Tide, at 71, Howell-North, Berkeley, 1972 ISBN 0-8310-7094-3

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Coordinates: 46°14′46″N 123°54′27″W / 46.24611, -123.9075