Azwell (Washington)
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 Azwell with Wells Dam in the background |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Okanogan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 56 ′ N , 119 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
Azwell is a small unincorporated area in Okanogan County , Washington state .
history
Azwell is named after its founder Alfred Z. Wells ( A lfred Z . Well named s). Wells and his nephew, Alfred Morris, owned a Wenatchee hardware store and entered fruit growing when they moved to what is now the Azwell area. Their partnership ended in 1941, Alfred Wells kept the orchard and Azwell became a factory settlement with a few year-round residents.
In 1953 the place comprised around 120 hectares of apple and peach plantations, a warehouse for packing the fruit and a grocery store; about 20 families lived permanently in Azwell.
geography
The place is on the Columbia River , below Wells Dam , six miles (9.6 km) south of Pateros and 60 miles (96 km) north of Wenatchee .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tiny Azwell Adds Warehouse to Handle Area Fruit Crops . In: Spokane Chronicle , June 9, 1953, p. 3. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
Web links
- Azwell website at GhostTownsUSA.com (in English)