Chesaw, Washington

Chesaw, Washington
A cabin in Chesaw
A False Front building in Chesaw
A side view of a False Front building in Chesaw

Chesaw is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington. Chesaw was named for the Chinese settler Chee Saw, who arrived in the mid-1890s and married a Native American woman.[1] The town sprang up and thrived during the brief gold rush from 1896 to 1900.[1]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 49. ISBN 9780918664006. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ. 
v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Okanogan County, Washington
Cities
Towns
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities

Aeneas | Azwell | Carlton | Ellisford | Havillah | Malott | Mason City | Mazama | Methow | Molson | Monse | Nighthawk | Rocky Butte | Synarep | Wauconda
Indian reservation
Ghost towns

Bodie | Chesaw | Disautel
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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