Kanaskat
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 The Northern Pacific Railroad depot in Kanaskat, built at the end of World War II and used before the construction of the Howard Hanson Dam at the connection (demolished) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | King County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 121 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Height : | 253 m | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1521559 | ||
Kanaskat is an unincorporated community in King County in the State of Washington . Kanaskat first appears on the Cumberland US Geological Survey Map .
Kanaskat was a small property on the Northern Pacific Railway , now operated by the BNSF Railway , which was built for the opening of the interconnection between Palmer and Auburn in 1899-1900 by the subcontractors of the Northern Pacific Horace C. Henry and Nelson Bennett. Kanaskat served as a water stop for the steam locomotives outside of Auburn; Kanaskat was also a small freight yard with scales on the route of the NP (Green River Branch) north to Kangley , Selleck and Kerriston and for the large sawmills in the south in Enumclaw and Buckley .
In 1900 the NP built an 870 m long siding, a 366 m long park track, a branch (the Green River Branch ) to Kangley, Selleck, Barneston and Kerriston, a combined fourth class train station, a second class waiting room, and workers' accommodation for 24 People, a double workshop and a water tank and a water crane . The ornate Victorian Railway Station burned to the ground in 1944 when a timber store towered over the roof caught fire. It was replaced by a new type of replacement - a locomotive shed with a round roof. After the Second World War, the Northern Pacific replaced the engine shed with a solid brick building. This lasted until 1959, when the US Army engineer cops urged the Northern Pacific to set up another breakpoint immediately northwest of their post-war property. This was also made necessary by the route relocation due to the construction of the Howard A. Hanson Dam by the engineering corps in Eagle Gorge . Kanaskat therefore has the dubious honor of having been the location of four different train stations within 90 years.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad also crossed the area from north to south from their main Cedar Falls station to the sawmill to the south in Enumclaw . Track connections between the two lines were established north and south of the locality. The place is named after Chief Kanasket (also written Kanaskat), a chief of the Klickitat , who was killed by the US Army around 1855/56 .
The Kanaskat-Palmer State Park is located just south of the settlement.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Northern Pacific Railway's Kanaskat line during construction, Kanaskat 1959 . University of Washington. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ^ Northern Pacific Railway construction at Kanaskat, 1958 . University of Washington. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
Web links
- David T. Sprau: How Auburn Became a Railroading Town - Part I: Featuring the Northern Pacific's “Palmer Cutoff” . White River Journal. January 2002.
- John A. Phillips, III: NP Ry. Stampede Pass - A Virtual Tour Auburn to Ellensburg . November 20, 2000.