Bishop is an
extinct town
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in
Whitman County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
.
A post office called Bishop was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1925. The community was named after the Bishop brothers, local settlers.
References
Ghost towns in Whitman County, Washington
Ghost towns in Washington (state)
Geography of Whitman County, Washington
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