Farmington Post Office (Farmington, Wash.)

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The post office at Farmington, Whitman County, WA was established originally as Pine Creek in 1877. At the request of G.W. Truax, an early settler in the area, who desired to have the town named after Farmington, MN, it was changed in 1879.

From the guide to the Farmington Post Office Records, 1882-1897, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)

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creatorOf Farmington Post Office Records, 1882-1897 Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
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associatedWith Pine Creek Post Office (Pine Creek, Wash.) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Post Office Dept. corporateBody
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Washington (State)
Pine Creek (Wash.)
Farmington (Wash.)
Whitman County (Wash.)
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