Prindle, Washington

Prindle, Washington
Prindle, Washington
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 45°35′07″N 122°09′22″W / 45.58528°N 122.15611°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Skamania
Elevation	13 ft (4.0 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1507637

Prindle is an unincorporated community located within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington, United States.^[1] The community is located on Washington State Route 14 and lies between Washougal to the west and Skamania to the east.

History

The community was named after Ernest Hinsdale Prindle, an early settler.^[2] A post office called Prindle was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1938.^[3]

Parks and recreation

The Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge is east of the community.

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prindle, Washington
↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 232.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prindle, Washington

[2] Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 232.

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2016.

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Prindle, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°35′07″N 122°09′22″W / 45.58528°N 122.15611°W / 45.58528; -122.15611
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Skamania
Elevation ^[1]	13 ft (4.0 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1507637^[1]