Gould City is an
unincorporated community
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in
Garfield County Garfield County is the name of several counties in the United States:
* Garfield County, Colorado
*Garfield County, Montana
*Garfield County, Nebraska
*Garfield County, Oklahoma
* Garfield County, Utah
*Garfield County, Washington
Garfie ...
, 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
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. It is located at the confluence of North Deadman Creek and South Deadman Creek where the two form Deadman Creek. The townsite, , is largely a
ghost town
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and is located in the thin, deep valley cut by the creeks.
History
Gould City was laid out in 1891. A post office called Gould City was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1913.
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Garfield County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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