Tiger, Washington

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States}}

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

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Tiger is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. Named for early settler George Tiger,{{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=326|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=310}} Tiger is located near Washington State Route 31 {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} south of Ione.

Tiger had its start in 1899 when George Tiger established a river landing there.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jkzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I_IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6339%2C6556660 | title=Tiger's tale still includes old store | work=The Spokesman-Review | date=Oct 19, 1999 | accessdate=17 May 2015 | author=Craig, John | pages=B2}}

Geography

Tiger is located on the west bank of the Pend Oreille River as it flows north towards British Columbia, Canada. The nearest settlement is Ione.{{cite web |title=Ione Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=a7cb89f005c172753e191f7dbc861e97 |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=3 May 2022}}

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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