Fargher Lake, Washington
Fargher Lake is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington, United States.
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| Coordinates: 45°53′18″N 122°30′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clark |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1504828[1] |
It is Located around 7 mi (11 km) northwest from the Town of Yacolt.
The settlement, as well as a former lake located nearby, both share the name "Fargher Lake".
History
The lake was originally named Hard Hack Swamp. Brothers Arthur Wellesly, Fredrick Daniel and Horatio Albert Fargher emigrated in the 1870s from their birthland the Isle of Man and settled for a while near the lake.
The lake and surrounding area was renamed Fargher Lake, and the lake was drained sometime during the early 1960s.[2] The drained lake bed was used then for farming and currently contains blueberry fields.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fargher Lake
- Johnson, Noel. "Fargher Lake History". lewisriver.com. NWNature.com Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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