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Oysterville, Washington





HISTORY

Oysterville was established in 1854 . It was a hub of Oyster Farming as the name suggests. It was the Seat of Pacific County until the seat was relocated to South Bend in 1893 .
On February 3, 1893, all of the county records and books were stolen in order to move the county seat from Oysterville to South Bend, Washington. There is a sign telling the story of this incident across from the historical Oysterville school.


GEOGRAPHY

Oysterville is located at 46°32'56" North, 124°1'36" West (46.549021, -124.026735) on the Long Beach Peninsula . Oysterville is located on the east side of the (north-south running) peninsula, on the shallow and sheltered Willapa Bay .


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