Alpine was a town in the
Cascade Mountains, near
Skykomish,
Washington. Founded in the late 19th century and originally named Nippon, it was first built to house
Japanese railway workers. Another nearby
railway town,
Corea, housed
Korean workers. About west of
Stevens Pass, Alpine had only rail access, and was a mile from the nearest road.
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The local
lumber baron changed the town's name from ''Nippon'' to ''Alpine'' in 1903. In 1917 it was reported as a station on the
Great Northern Railway.
Its population peaked at 200–300 people; after the nearby woods were logged out, it was evacuated and intentionally burned, around 1929.
Author
Mary Daheim, whose family, the Dawsons, lived in Alpine approximately 1916–1922 (before she was born) sets her "Emma Lord"
mystery novels in a fictional, surviving town of Alpine.
See also
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List of ghost towns in Washington
References
Ghost towns in King County, Washington
Ghost towns in Washington (state)
Company towns in Washington (state)
Populated places in King County, Washington
Japanese-American culture in Washington (state)
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