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Coordinates: 46°35′6″N 122°37′58″W / 46.58500°N 122.63278°W / 46.58500; -122.63278
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Burnt Ridge, Washington
Ghost town
Burnt Ridge is located in Washington (state)
Burnt Ridge
Burnt Ridge
Burnt Ridge is located in the United States
Burnt Ridge
Burnt Ridge
Coordinates: 46°35′6″N 122°37′58″W / 46.58500°N 122.63278°W / 46.58500; -122.63278
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Established1880s
Elevation
1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1528678[1]

Burnt Ridge, a landform and locale, was a small community that existed approximately between the 1880s and into the 1940s. The town was located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Onalaska.[1][2]

History

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Telephone lines were connected to the community at a local store in 1909.[3][4] The town had a dance hall under the Burnt Ridge Community Club[5] and another hall for the Burnt Ridge American Legion.[6] A church known as the Full Gospel Church burned down in 1935.[7] The area became known, starting in the late-20th century, for a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) privately owned parcel with a large horse trail system that would sometimes be open to the public. An annual event known as "Fun Ride" took place and riders traversed over a 12-mile (19 km) loop trail.[8][9]

Education

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The Burnt Ridge school began in a log cabin structure, built out of one tree,[10] in the late 1880s.[11] It was replaced with a new building in 1905.[12] The school was the sight of a disagreement that escalated to the county attorney general when a dance, deemed by some residents to be inappropriate, was held in the building during the Christmas season in 1913.[13] The enrollment of Burnt Ridge District No. 40 was never large, with 11 students counted in 1914.[14] That same year, the school adopted a "home credit" system which included credits for such tasks as cleaning one's teeth, feeding livestock, going to bed at a certain time, making or preparing food, or completing other various household chores.[15]

A new two-room schoolhouse, made of hollow tile and containing a bell, was built in the 1920s.[12][16] The students were visited by Governor Roland H. Hartley in 1929[17] and the schoolhouse underwent extensive renovations, including plumbing and the repair of the veranda, in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).[2] Due to a consolidation of the district with Onalaska, the school ceased being used in 1945. The school building was sold in September 1962 after earlier attempts were hindered for legal reasons. The grounds, listed at 2.65 acres (1.07 ha), were put up for auction a month later; the land sale was completed for $75.[11][12]

Infrastructure

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In the area that was once the small community of Burnt Ridge is a 2,000 foot (610 metres) runway known as the Burnt Ridge Airstrip (WN74).[2][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burnt Ridge
  2. ^ a b c "More WPA Work Being Planned For Lewis County". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. February 19, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Salkum". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. February 19, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Benefit For The Library". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. September 17, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Suburban News". The Centralia Daily Chronicle. October 17, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Duprey, Maxine (November 19, 1951). "Onalaska". The Daily Chronicle. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "High School Commencement". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. June 14, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Horsemen Fun Ride". The Chronicle. June 10, 1994. p. A8. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Decker, Sharyn L. (May 15, 2006). "Trail ride attracts more than 100 horses, riders". The Chronicle. p. A3. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Hard Work Said Key to Long Life". The Daily Chronicle. July 11, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Burnt Ridge Site Sold". The Daily Chronicle. October 9, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Old School Bell Sought". The Daily Chronicle. March 14, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Dance Leads To Much Trouble". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. January 16, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "The Report for Burnt Ridge School, District No. 40". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. January 20, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "More Home Work Credits". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. March 13, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Mossyrock Board Sets Second Try At Selling Old Burnt Ridge School". The Daily Chronicle. September 7, 1962. p. 5. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Governor At Burnt Ridge". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. November 1, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "WN74 - Burnt Ridge Airstrip". AirNav. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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