Wilson, also known as Wilson Village, is an unincorporated community located in Lewis County, Washington. The former town is in a rural area in the mid-south region of the county, south of Winston and 7.0 miles (11.3 km) south of Mayfield. Communities and towns around Riffe Lake are 12.0 miles (19.3 km) to the northeast of the area. Wilson is mostly residential in nature.[2]
The community once had a post office that began in 1891 and closed in 1924.[3] There was a school in the town during this time.[4] The local economy was based on farming and logging, with a focus on shingle production in part due to its location to Salmon Creek, which was used to float the shingles to the Cowlitz River near Toledo.[2][5] The town was once connected to Toledo by the use of a plank road.[2]
References
- ^ "Wilson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "If Towns Could Talk". The Chronicle. April 6, 2002. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Lewis County - Wilson". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com. Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project.
- ^ "Wilson Happenings". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. May 4, 1906. p. 6. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "From Over The County". The Chehalis Bee. Vol. 13, no. 18. September 24, 1897. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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