Evaline, Washington
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|subdivision_name2 = Lewis
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
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}}Evaline is an unincorporated community in Washington, United States,{{cite gnis|id=1510955|name=Evaline}} south of Napavine and 3 miles north of Winlock on State Route 603.
History
The earliest white settlers in this area were the Urquharts and the MacDonalds. Sedate W. Porter founded the town and established the post office on Feb. 14, 1906, which was open until 1930.{{cite web |title=Lewis County - Evaline |url=https://jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com/walewis/townsal.html |website=jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com |publisher=Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project}} The Northern Pacific Railroad began operations from Kalama to Evaline, a 25 miles stretch, in 1872.{{cite web|title=Washington State Railroad Historical Society, 1870s|url=http://www.wsrhs.org/date1870s.htm}}
The town was named after Porter's wife, Evaline. However, the name was registered misspelled as "Eveline" and the railroad company used the incorrect spelling for some time.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001444300|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=81}}
Arts and culture
The Hope Grange was founded in Evaline in March 1904. Named as such to "boost courage and hopes", a hall was built soon thereafter, and the grange officially incorporated in June 1948.{{cite news |title=Hope Grange Is at Evaline |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1953/06-06/page-83 |access-date=November 4, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=June 6, 1953 |page=23C}}
Government and politics
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2020{{cite web|title=Lewis County 2020 Election |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/lewis/precincts-60513.html |website=Results.Vote.WA |access-date=July 25, 2021}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|72.08% 408 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.80% 146 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.12% 12 |
Evaline has historically voted Republican and conservative. As this is an unincorporated community, there are no defined bounds, and the precinct may be incongruous with the census boundaries.
The 2020 election included 9 votes for candidates of the Libertarian Party and 2 votes for write-in candidates.
Education
The Evaline School District (ESD) began in 1883 and oversees the two-room K-6 Evaline Elementary School. Middle school and high school students attend schools in Winlock. The ESD is the longest, uninterrupted operating school district in the county.
The original schoolhouse was a log cabin, and replaced in 1890 by a one-room school building after it was lost due to damages by a falling tree. Known at first as Brown's School, it was renamed after the town. The school underwent several revisions in the early 20th century, being replaced in 1908 with a two-room building and a four-room addition in 1913. The current schoolhouse was constructed in 1925 after a large fire of the previous structure. The Evaline School is one of the last such schools in the state.{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Evaline School to host 140th anniversary celebration on May 18 |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/evaline-school-to-host-140th-anniversary-celebration-on-may-18-hope-granges-120th-anniversary,338757 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 19, 2024}}
References
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{{Lewis County, Washington}}
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Category:Populated places in Lewis County, Washington
Category:Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, Washington
Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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