Azwell, Washington
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| name = Azwell
| settlement_type = Unincorporated community
| image_skyline = Wells Dam from Azwell WA.jpg
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| image_alt = Azwell, Washington with Wells Dam in the background
| image_caption = Azwell, Washington with Wells Dam in the background
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| map_caption = Location of Azwell in Washington
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Washington
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Okanogan
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| named_for = Alfred Z. Wells
| unit_pref = Imperial
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| timezone1 = Pacific (PST)
| utc_offset1 = -8
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| utc_offset1_DST = -7
| elevation_ft = 781
| coordinates = {{coord|47|56|15|N|119|52|35|W|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
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Azwell is a small unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.
History
Azwell is named for its founder, Alfred Z. Wells. Wells and his nephew Alfred Morris were owners of a hardware store in Wenatchee, and entered the orchard business in the area that would become Azwell. Their partnership was discontinued in 1941, Alfred Wells kept the orchard and Azwell became a company community with several year round residents.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
As of 1953, the town comprised about 300 acres of apple and peach orchards, a fruit packing warehouse, and a grocery store with a population of about 20 families living in Azwell year-round.{{cite news|title=Tiny Azwell Adds Warehouse to Handle Area Fruit Crops |work=Spokane Chronicle |page=3 |date=9 June 1953 |accessdate=13 July 2009 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LY4SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6905,2659759 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125020822/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LY4SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ePYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6905,2659759 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 }}
Geography
The community is located on the Columbia River, below Wells Dam. Azwell is 6 miles south of Pateros, Washington and 60 miles north of Wenatchee, Washington.
References
External links
- [http://www.ghosttownsusa.com/azwell.htm Azwell page on GhostTownsUSA.com]
{{Okanogan County, Washington}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Okanogan County, Washington
Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
Category:Populated places in the Okanagan Country
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