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McGowan, Washington

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Former town in Washington state, United States

St. Mary's Catholic Church

McGowan 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, United States from 1889 to 1930. In the late 19th century, P.J. McGowan bought land in the area for $1,200, and built his house, a dock and a salmon cannery on the site. During the railroad times, the main line and a passing siding ran through McGowan. 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. From 1925 to 1932, one of the docks of the Astoria-Megler Ferry route was located at McGowan.

See also

Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company
Stations and stops
Steamboats
Owners and personnel

Notes

  1. "McGowan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Weathers, Larry (1989). "Place Names of Pacific County". The Sou'wester. 24. South Bend, WA: Pacific County Historical Society: 34. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007.
  3. Hobbs, Nancy L. & Lucero, Donella J. (2005). The Long Beach Peninsula. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 11, 89. ISBN 0-7385-2995-8.
  4. Feagans, Raymond J. (1972). The Railroad that Ran By the Tide. Berkeley: Howell-North. p. 71. ISBN 0-8310-7094-3.

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