Chesaw, Washington
Chesaw, Washington | |
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 A side view of a false front building in Chesaw | |
  Chesaw Location within Washington (state)  Chesaw Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′46″N 119°03′05″W / 48.94611°N 119.05139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Okanogan |
| Established | 1890s |
| Elevation | 2,914 ft (888 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1517666[1] |
Chesaw is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington. Chesaw was named for the Chinese settler Chee Saw, who arrived in the mid-1890s and married a Native American woman.[2] The town sprang up and thrived during a brief gold rush from 1896 to 1900.[2] Chesaw now hosts an annual rodeo held every 4th of July.
A cabin in Chesaw
A false front building in Chesaw
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chesaw, Washington
- 1 2 Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
Municipalities and communities of Okanogan County, Washington, United States | ||
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| Indian reservation | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |