Edgewick is an
unincorporated community
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 th ...
in
King County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Washington.
History
A post office called Edgewick was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1919. The community's name is an amalgamation of Vinnedge and Weeks, the names of two settlers.
The town was completely destroyed in a dam burst known locally as the "
Boxley Blowout."
References
Unincorporated communities in King County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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