Littell, Washington
Unincorporated community
Littell is located in Washington (state)
Littell
Littell
Littell is located in the United States
Littell
Littell
Coordinates: 46°38′12″N 123°02′07″W / 46.63667°N 123.03528°W / 46.63667; -123.03528
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]200 ft (61 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98532
Area code360

Littell is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States, located off Washington State Route 6 between the towns of Adna and Claquato.[1]

The Willapa Hills Trail passes thru the area.[2]

History

Two versions of who created the town exist. A manager of the Hill Logging Company, Harry J. Syverson, asserted in 1912 to have founded the town[3] however there are sourced claims that a local businessman, Curt Littell, agreed to call the post office under his name in 1902.[4] A post office was moved from the nearby town of Claquato in 1903 and an opera house was built in the town in 1904.[5]

A pedestrian bridge in Littell was built starting in 2021. The span would allow users of the Willapa Hills Trail to pass over the highway to lessen vehicular accidents.[6] The $3.3 million project[7] was completed in June 2023 and the overpass was named in honor of the community.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Littell, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Willapa Hills State Park Trail". parks.state.wa.us. Washington State Parks.
  3. ^ "To Start New Town In County". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. November 15, 1912. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Miscellaneous Business". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. Vol. 29, no. 42. April 18, 1902. p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chehalis and Vicinity". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. Vol. 21, no. 45. May 6, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Brown, Alex (March 28, 2019). "Proposed House Budget Funds $5 Million Willapa Trail Bridge Over State Route 6". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Hammock, Dan (September 29, 2021). "Overpass Construction Begins on Willapa Hills Trail". The Chronicle. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Planned for New Willapa Hills Trail Bridge". The Chronicle. June 13, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Mittge, Brian (July 17, 2015). "Commentary: The Father of 'Maverick' and 'Rockford' Was Born in Lewis County". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  10. ^ 'State Senator Wright Dies,' Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, December 22, 1911, pg. 15


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