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Whitstran, Washington

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The settlement of Valley Heights originated in 1907 when Seattle developer Charles Jorgen Smith, purchased property in present-day Whitstran, which became known as Valley Heights Orchard Tracts. It was also called Swede Settlement for a time because of a number of Scandinavians who purchased property
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E.W. Fry built the first store in Whitstran in 1916. Jim McCorkle has owned the store, now known as McCorkle's, since 1993. Previously it was known as Blake's Corner Market and Whitstran Trading Company.
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in the area. A rail line was built in 1911 and a town site was platted by Mary Biggam. By 1919 the community began to be known as Whitstran and the name Valley Heights eventually faded from use.
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and Valley Railway Company in honor of a landowner from whom a right-of-way had been acquired. The railway station was previously known as Whitstran Spur.
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in honor of two retired railroad nurses, Laura Whitaker and May A. Strangeways, who were cousins who developed a small acreage nearby.
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In the 1950s, a new school replaced the previous one room school. The school is now Whitstran Elementary School.
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History of Seattle from the earliest settlement to the present time (Volume 3)
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1915 topographical map depicting previous place name of Valley Heights
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Another source indicates that the town was named by the
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The community's name was changed to Whitstran by the
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Unincorporated community
Looking east in Whitstran.
Whitstran, Washington is located in Benton County, Washington
46°14′07″N 119°42′20″W / 46.2354111°N 119.7055870°W / 46.2354111; -119.7055870
Country
United States
State
Washington
County
Benton
Time zone
UTC-8
Pacific (PST)
DST
UTC-7
ZIP code
Area code
509
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GNIS


unincorporated community
Benton County, Washington
Prosser
Benton City
Northern Pacific Railway
North Yakima
Snipes Creek Canyon
Irrigation System in Whitstran

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