Marble, Washington | |
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  Marble, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 117°54′06″W / 48.84917°N 117.90167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Stevens |
| Elevation | 1,520 ft (460 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99157 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1522700[1] |
Marble is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
A post office called Marble was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community was named for marble near the original town site.[3]
In the early 1990s, Barry and Ann Byrd founded the Marble Fellowship Community Church in the then-ghost town of Marble. It attracted newcomers from around the western United States. Residents were concerned that the newcomers at Marble were part of a cult.[4] The church is associated with Christian Identity, an interpretation of Christianity considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center to be racist, anti-Semitic and white nationalist.[5][6] The church's annual God and Country Celebration attracts influential figures from the radical right, many with clear ties to racist, anti-Semitic and white nationalist groups from the local, state and national levels.[6]
