Sunnyside is a

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situated in the far west of

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, United States, located just north of the international border with

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. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level.

History

Sunnyside was founded as a religious commune by Samuel Donnelly. Donnelly also co-founded the Copper Glance Mine. Donnelly's followers were known as Donnellites, a term Donnelly himself disliked. In 1900, Donnelly became sick with

Bright's disease Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine, and was frequently accompanied b ...

and died on April 14, 1901. By 1903, nearly everyone had left Sunnyside. Around 1912, the camp was revived as a ranching community. Sunnyside's population in 1940 was 2 residents. Although designated officially as a 'populated place', there are no inhabitants, and Sunnyside is known locally as a

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