Ghost town in Washington, United States
| Bolster, Washington | |
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| Ghost town | |
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| Coordinates: 48°58′21″N 119°02′20″W / 48.97250°N 119.03889°W / 48.97250; -119.03889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Okanogan |
| Platted | 1899 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Bolster is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington, USA. In 1899, the town was plotted by J.S. McBride, who named it for the Spokane financier Herman Bolster. He sold lots in the new town and at one time there were several stores, a post office and three saloons. The small town of some thirty families traded with Chesaw, each calling the other a 'suburb'. The town's newspaper, The Bolster Drill, could not make any money, and eventually went out of business. In 1909, the post office closed. There was a school in Bolster in 1910, but it was open for only that year.
Notes and references
- Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- "Bolster, Washington (Ghost Towns)". www.u-s-history.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008.
- Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caxton Press. ISBN 9780870043581.
| Municipalities and communities of Okanogan County, Washington, United States | ||
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| County seat: Okanogan | ||
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