Blueslide, Washington
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|established_date = 1906
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
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Blueslide is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{GNIS|1516721}}
History
A post office called Blueslide was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1926.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=18 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} The community was named for a landslide near the town site.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=39|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=23}}
References
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{{Pend Oreille County, Washington}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Pend Oreille County, Washington
Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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