Lester

Lester is a ghost town near , just south of in , founded in 1892 by the Northern Pacific Railway. Lester is located along what is currently National Forest Development Road 54, on land now owned by Tacoma Water, a division of Tacoma Public Utilities.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Washington, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Deans” and “Lester, Washington”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snoqualmie National Forest.

Nature reserve
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest is a National Forest in extending more than 140 miles along the western slopes of the from the Canada–US border to the northern boundary of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Lester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hot Springs and Nagrom.

Locality
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is a ghost town in , , United States. Properly Green River , the town was first settled under the name Kendon by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1886. is situated 2½ miles west of Lester.

Locality
is a ghost town in , , United States. is situated 5 miles west of Lester.

Lester

Latitude
47.20892° or 47° 12′ 32″ north
Longitude
-121.49006° or 121° 29′ 24″ west
Elevation
1,634 feet (498 metres)
Open location code
84VW6G55+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150939387
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5800795
Wiki­data ID
Q6531781
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Lester” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Lester”
  • German: “Lester”
  • Hungarian: “Lester”
  • Japanese: “レスター”
  • Urdu: “لیسٹر، واشنگٹن”
  • Volapük: “Lester (WA)”
  • Volapük: “Lester, WA”
  • Volapük: “Lester, Washington”
  • Volapük: “Lester”
  • Western Frisian: “Lester”

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