Chesaw, Washington
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Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
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| Coordinates: 48°56′46′′N 119°03′05′′W / 48.9460°N 119.0515°W / 48.9460; -119.0515 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Okanogan |
| Established | 1890s |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
Chesaw is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.[1]
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.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Chesaw". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
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