Dewey, Skagit County, Washington
Dewey, Washington | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Dewey, Washington | |
Coordinates: 48°25′30″N 122°36′31″W / 48.42500°N 122.60861°WCoordinates: 48°25′30″N 122°36′31″W / 48.42500°N 122.60861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Skagit |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Area code(s) | 360 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512147[1] |
Dewey (also Gibraltar) is an unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington, United States.[1]
The community was named after George Dewey, a naval officer in the Spanish–American War.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 "Dewey, Skagit County, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 69.
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