Martin (Washington)
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Location in Washington
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Kittitas | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 17 ′ N , 121 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1522758 | ||
Martin is a deserted city in the Pacific Northwest in Kittitas County , Washington state . The GNIS classifies Martin as an “inhabited place”; the Stampede Pass is a little to the west.
A post office called Martin was opened in 1892 and remained in operation until 1902. The community was named after the fact that a spruce marten was killed near the original location.
In 1939 the Northern Pacific Railway opened a ski area on the east portal of the Stampede Tunnel under the name "Martin Ski Dome". The resort was created to compete with the Milwaukee Road ski area in Hyak (opened in 1937) a few miles to the north , the "Milwaukee Ski Bowl". It was closed in 1942 with the start of World War II and then sold to the University of Washington Students Association; it was reopened as the "Husky Chalet" and had two tow lifts . The Mountaineers ' Meany Lodge is also nearby.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ^ Edmond S. Meany: Origin of Washington geographic names . University of Washington Press, Seattle 1923, p. 160.
- ^ John W. Lundin: Skiing at Martin, the Northern Pacific Stop at Stampede Pass . In: HistoryLink.org , September 12, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2017.