Meskill is an

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off

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in Lewis County,

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. The town is located near

Rainbow Falls State Park Rainbow Falls State Park is a public recreation area on the Chehalis River (Washington), Chehalis River. It is situated off Washington State Route 6, State Route 6 and is approximately east of Dryad, Washington. The state park's rests on gro ...

, and rests between Ceres and

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. The

Willapa Hills Trail The Willapa Hills Trail is a intercounty rail trail in the U.S. state of Washington that is part of the Willapa Hills State Park. Following an east–west route alongside State Route 6, the tract links Chehalis and South Bend, traveling throu ...

bisects the area.

History

The site was originally owned by Francis Donahue and the town was named Donahue Spur in 1902. The name of Meskill, taken from the Meskill Lumber Company, would be bestowed in 1905 to the post office, which lasted until 1920. The mill burned down in 1921 nearly destroying the town. The lumber plant was never rebuilt. Though founded as a timber community, the town began a rock quarry in 1908 that helped provide the base for expanding railroad lines and to build a

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road in the county. Inmates from local penitentiaries would work at the site and the town would often have to deal with escape attempts.

Government and politics

Politics

Meskill is recognized as being majority Republican and

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. The results for the

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for the Meskill voting district were as follows: * Donald J. Trump ( Republican) - 84 (71.19%) *

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(

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) - 31 (26.27%) *

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(

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) - 3 (2.54%)

References

Populated places in Lewis County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) {{LewisCountyWA-geo-stub