McGowan, Washington

McGowan, Washington was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company's narrow gauge line that ran on the Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Washington, USA from 1889 to 1930.^[1] In the late 19th century, P.J. McGowan bought land in the area for $1,200, and built his house and a dock and a salmon cannery on the site.^[2] During the railroad times, the main line and a passing siding ran through McGowan.^[3] McGowan is just west of the north end of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. The only prominent structure remaining is the old wooden Roman Catholic church. From 1925 to 1932, one of the docks of the Astoria-Megler Ferry route was located at McGowan.

Notes

1. ^ Weathers, Larry (1989). "Place Names of Pacific County". The Sou'wester (South Bend, WA: Pacific County Historical Society) 24: p 34. http://www.pacificcohistory.org/sw1989_4.htm#19. 
2. ^ Hobbs, Nancy L., and Lucero, Donella J. (2005). The Long Beach Peninsula. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 11 and 89. ISBN 0-7385-2995-8. 
3. ^ Feagans, Raymond J. (1972). The Railroad that Ran By the Tide. Berkeley: Howell-North. pp. 71. ISBN 0-8310-7094-3. 

See also

• Long Beach, Washington
• Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company
• Astoria-Megler Ferry

Coordinates: 46°14′46″N 123°54′27″W / 46.24611°N 123.9075°W / 46.24611; -123.9075