North McNary, Washington

North McNary, Washington
Unincorporated community
North McNary, Washington
Location of North McNary, Washington
Coordinates: 45°56′33″N 119°18′31″W / 45.9426326°N 119.3086280°W / 45.9426326; -119.3086280Coordinates: 45°56′33″N 119°18′31″W / 45.9426326°N 119.3086280°W / 45.9426326; -119.3086280[1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Benton
Elevation[2] 325 ft (99 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code 99337
Area code(s) 509
GNIS feature ID 1511189[2]

North McNary is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located immediately north of Umatilla, Oregon on the north bank of the Columbia River near McNary Dam.[3]

The community was established in 1947 as a delivery point for construction materials for construction of McNary Dam. The dam was named by railroad officials in honor of U.S. Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon.[3][4]

References

  1. "North McNary". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Station Roster Master List: North McNary". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  4. "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.