Pysht is an unincorporated community located on the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam County, Washington, United States and is situated near the mouth the Pysht River.
Pysht, Washington | |
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  Pysht | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′46″N 124°06′56″W / 48.1960°N 124.1156°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clallam |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
History
editThe area was originally home to the Klallam village of Pysht, while European Americans arrived in the 1860s. Michigan-based Merrill and Ring was established in 1886 purchased several homesteads in the Pysht Valley to log the area, later setting up logging camps and a company town at Pysht. At its height, it housed 500 people and included a post office, company store, schoolhouse, hospital, electric plant, movie hall, and a port.[1] A county road (now State Route 112) was completed in 1920.[2] The original Klallam village was demolished in the 1920s by loggers seeking to build a lumber mill while its residents were working in other areas.[3][4]
Geography
editThe community lies on the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the mouth of the Pysht River, which flows southwest to northeast. The community is accessible via State Route 112. Directly east of the community is Pillar Point County Park.
References
edit- ^ Ollikainen, Rob (September 29, 2011). "Merrill & Ring celebrates 125th anniversary family-style". Peninsula Daily News. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Man to Machine: Peninsula Logging". Olympic Peninsula Community Museum. University of Washington. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "How the Klallam Village at Pysht was Demolished". 1992.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: How the Klallam Village at Pysht was Demolished. YouTube.
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