Miles, Washington

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Miles is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located adjacent to Fort Spokane where the Spokane River empties into the Columbia River.{{cite web |title=Old Fort Spokane at Miles, WA |url=https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/digital-heritage/old-fort-spokane-miles-wa |website=Plateau Peoples' Web Portal |publisher=Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections}}

History

A post office called Miles was in operation from 1881 until 1962.{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=19 August 2016}} The community was named after Gen. Nelson A. Miles. The post office was the address of Fort Spokane.{{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=182 |publisher=University of Washington Press |location=Seattle, WA |year=1923 |page=166}}{{cite book |last=Chance |first=David |title=Sentinel of Silence, A Brief History of Fort Spokane |date=1981 |publisher=Pacific Northwest National Parks Association |page=55}}

References

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{{Lincoln County, Washington}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Washington

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)

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