Allyn is a

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(CDP) in

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. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. It was part of the former

Allyn-Grapeview Allyn-Grapeview is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. At the 2010 census, the CDP was separated into Allyn and Grapeview. The combined 2010 population of the two new CDPs was 2,917. The community- ...

CDP that was broken up into Allyn and Grapeview in 2010. Allyn is located on the western shore of North Bay region of the

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of the

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. The area's main road and thoroughfare is State Route 3.

History

The community was first settled in 1853. The town was platted and papers to form the town were filed on September 6, 1889, naming the town after Judge Frank Allyn of Tacoma who was influential in the early development of Allyn. By 1890 Allyn had a post office, school, newspaper, sawmill, two saloons, a hotel and wharf.

Lakeland Village

The Lakeland Village development, a residential and recreational corporation begun in the late 1960s, includes over 800 homes. A 27-hole golf course and Lake Anderson, a 50 acre private lake, provides recreational activities for residents.

Transportation

From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Allyn and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats. The last steamboat run from Tacoma to Allyn occurred in 1924, but local service may have lasted longer.

Newspaper

The local community based monthly newspaper called the ''North Bay Review'', services Allyn.

References

External links

* Allyn page at Officia
Mason County Tourism
website
LakeLand Village Community Club
official website
Lake Anderson
in LakeLand Village official website {{authority control Census-designated places in Mason County, Washington Census-designated places in Washington (state)