Chesaw is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.[1]
Chesaw, Washington | |
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![]() A side view of a false front building in Chesaw | |
Coordinates: 48°56′46″N 119°03′05″W / 48.9460°N 119.0515°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Okanogan |
Established | 1890s |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 360 |
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Chesaw was named for the Chinese settler Chee Saw, who arrived in the mid-1890s and married a Native American woman.[2] The town sprang up and thrived during a brief gold rush from 1896 to 1900.[2] Chesaw now hosts an annual rodeo held every 4th of July.
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References
edit- ^ "Chesaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.