Peshastin, Washington

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Washington, US}}

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

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Peshastin is a small unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States. The community's roots are found in the "Peshastin Ditch" dug by pioneers beginning in 1889. This ditch was an important part of the overall irrigation system in the area, delivering water to the orchards on the slopes above Cashmere.{{Cite web|url=http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8750|title = Cashmere -- Thumbnail History}} The town was first platted in the early 1890s by two brothers, J. Q. Gilbert and A. C. Gilbert.{{cite web |url=http://ncwportal.com/chelan/cities/peshastin |title=Peshastin, Washington |accessdate=2009-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720040612/http://ncwportal.com/chelan/cities/peshastin |archivedate=2008-07-20 }} It is also noted on an 1895 map of the area, indicating it was in existence by then.http://www.wagenweb.org/chelan/ChelanCo1895.jpg{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Today, Peshastin is still a small community with one elementary school and a library.{{Cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&Miles=10&Zip=98847|title = Search for Public Schools - Search Results}}{{cite web |url=http://ncrl.org/branches/peshastin.html |title=NCRL: Peshastin Library |accessdate=2009-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512040137/http://ncrl.org/branches/peshastin.html |archivedate=2006-05-12 }}