Artic is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Grays Harbor County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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.
History
A post office called Artic was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1907. The community was named for Mrs. Arta Saunders (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).
References
Unincorporated communities in Grays Harbor County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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