Bolster, Washington
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Bolster is a ghost town
in Okanogan County, Washington. In 1899 the town was platted by J.S. McBride, who named it for 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 newspaper could not make any money, and eventually went out of business. In 1909, the post office closed. There was a school there in 1910, but it only operated that year.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in Okanogan County, Washington. In 1899 the town was platted by J.S. McBride, who named it for 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
Chesaw, Washington
Chesaw is a ghost town 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. The town sprang up and thrived during the brief gold rush from 1896 to 1900....
, each calling the other a 'suburb'. The newspaper could not make any money, and eventually went out of business. In 1909, the post office closed. There was a school there in 1910, but it only operated that year.