Pysht is an
unincorporated community located on the
Olympic Peninsula in
Clallam County, Washington, United States and is situated near the mouth the
Pysht River.
History
The area was originally home to the
Klallam village of Pysht, while European Americans arrived in the 1860s. Michigan-based
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was established in 1886 purchased several homesteads in the Pysht Valley to log the area, later setting up logging camps and a
company town
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at Pysht. At its height, it housed 500 people and included a post office, company store, schoolhouse, hospital, electric plant, movie hall, and a port. A county road (now State Route 112) was completed in 1920. The original Klallam village was demolished in the 1920s by loggers seeking to build a lumber mill while its residents were working in other areas.
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Geography
The community lies on the
Strait of Juan de Fuca near the mouth of the Pysht River, which flows southwest to northeast. The community is accessible via
State Rout 112. Directly east of the community is
Pillar Point County Park
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References
Crabbing communities
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
Unincorporated communities in Clallam County, Washington
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