Winesap is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Chelan 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
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. The
GNIS
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classifies it as a populated place.
A post office called Winesap was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1944. An early variant name was Coles View.
References
Ghost towns in Chelan County, Washington
Ghost towns in Washington (state)
Geography of Chelan County, Washington
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