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Delphi, Washington
Delphi is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is located approximately west of Tumwater and Black Lake. The town of Littlerock lies to the south. History A post office was established at Delphi in 1892, and remained in operation until 1923. The name denotes "place of the Gods". Parks and recreation The Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, declared a National Natural Landmark, is south of the community. Delphi lies near the border of Capitol State Forest The Capitol State Forest is a state forest in Thurston and Grays Harbor counties in Washington, used for both commercial logging operations and recreation. The forest, containing the Black Hills, is surrounded by various preserves and wildlif .... References Unincorporated communities in Thurston County, Washington {{ThurstonCountyWA-geo-stub ...
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Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ...
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Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recor ...
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National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only national natural areas program that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in both public and private ownership. The program was established on May 18, 1962, by United States Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. The program aims to encourage and support voluntary preservation of sites that illustrate the Geology, geological and ecological history of the United States. It also hopes to strengthen the public's appreciation of the country's natural heritage. As of July 2024, 605 sites have been added to the National Registry of Natural Landmarks. The registry includes nationally significant geological and ecological features in 48 states, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands. The National Park Service administe ...
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Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve is a state-protected Natural Area in the southwest corner of Thurston County, on the outwash plain of the Vashon Glacier. It was established in 1976 to protect examples of mima mounds. The site comprises of Garry oak woodland, oak savanna, and prairie grasslands. There are approximately 8-10 mounds per acre, measuring 1-7 feet in height and having a diameter of 8-40 feet. History The mounds were documented by Charles Wilkes on May 20, 1841, who speculated they were burial sites. In 1966, the mounds were designated a National Natural Landmark. Recreation A short, ADA-accessible 0.5 mile paved trail leads to a small interpretive shelter and observation deck with view of the prairie. A longer, unpaved gravel 1.5 mile loop trail to the south explores the mounds with possible views of Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens. Butterflies The preserve is host to wildflowers and many species of butterfly (some endangered), with activity betwe ...
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Littlerock, Washington
Littlerock is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Littlerock is southwest of Olympia. The town is west of Interstate 5 and Maytown. Littlerock is located near several protected lands, such as the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve and Capitol State Forest. History The first white settler in the area, Thomas Elliott Rutledge, filed a claim for in 1854 and named his settlement "Black River". The community was later renamed "Little Rock" or "Littlerock" for a mounting stone on the Rutledge property; a post office called Littlerock has been in operation since 1879. In 1909, Littlerock had two shingle mills with 330 employees, a lumber camp and saw mill, which produced of lumber daily. A Methodist church, a school with 3 teachers, a grocery store, furniture and hardware stores were also built. In 2020, the Washington Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission nominated a site north of Littlerock for the site of a new major airport to se ...
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Black Lake (Washington)
Black Lake is a lake located southwest of Olympia, Washington. With a surface area of and total volume of , it is one of the largest lakes in Thurston County. The lake has two outflows via Black River, and drains southwest into the Chehalis River, thence to Gray's Harbor and the Pacific Ocean; and Percival Creek, which drains northeast into Capitol Lake, Budd Inlet and the Puget Sound. The lake's mean depth is , with a maximum depth of , and it has approximately of shoreline. Black Lake was so named on account of the dark character of its water. Ecology The lake is considered eutrophic and requires ongoing herbicide treatment, including the use of aluminium sulfate, glyphosate, imazapyr, triclopyr, and diquat dibromide. Beaver dams on protected wildlife reserve parcels south of the lake restrict discharge and raise water levels by up to , requiring regular county maintenance. Invasive plant species such as fragrant waterlily and yellow flag iris also restrict stre ...
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Tumwater, Washington
Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census. The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north. Tumwater is the oldest permanent Anglo-American settlement on Puget Sound. Etymology Tumwater was originally called "New Market" by American settlers, and under the latter name was platted in 1845. The present name is derived from Chinook Jargon and means "waterfall". A post office called Tumwater was established in 1863. History The site of Tumwater and Tumwater Falls has been home to Southern Lushootseed-speaking peoples known as the Steh-Chass / Stehchass or Statca'sabsh (a subtribe of the Sahewamish (Sahe'wabsh), an subgroup of the Nisqually people; who became part of the post-treaty Squaxin Island Tribe) for thousands of years. "Steh-Chass" is the Lushootseed name for Budd Inlet, Deschutes R ...
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Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the national capital, both named after George Washington (the first President of the United States, U.S. president). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and shares Canada–United States border, an international border with the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia, Washington, Olympia is the List of capitals in the United States, state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle. Washington is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 18th-largest state, with an area of , and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 13th-most populous state, with a population of just less than 8 million. The majority of Washington's residents live ...
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Federal Information Processing Standard
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Delphi School
The Delphi School is a historic building in Delphi, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990. The building is a one-story, rectangular structure on a concrete foundation containing a single classroom. It served as a principal public primary education facility in rural Thurston County between 1910 and 1942. It currently serves as a privately owned community meeting hall. History The building was complete in 1910 on a parcel donated by the Mud Bay Logging Company, intended to educate employees' children. At its peak, the school educated 15 students per year, up to the eighth grade. The school closed in 1942, one year after logging operations ended. The property was donated to become a community meeting hall in 1944, and the building has been maintained since by the ''Delphi Community Club'', a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization since 2015. In 2006, UNAVCO strainmeter and seismometer equipment was installed on the property. See also * Delp ...
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Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used. In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone. Specifically, time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time (PST) when standard time is being observed (early November to mid-March), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight saving time (mid-March to early November) is being observed. In Mexico, the corresponding time zone is known as the ''Zona Noroeste'' (Northwest Zone) and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the United States and Canada. The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone. The zone is two hours ahead of the Ha ...
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