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Mora, Washington

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Mora is a former settlement in Clallam County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classified it as a populated place.^[1]

A post office called Boston was established in 1891,^[2] however to avoid confusion with Boston, Massachusetts, it was renamed after Mora, Sweden, the native home of an early postmaster.^[2] This post office remained in operation until 1942.^[3] By 1980, all remnants of the original settlement had been removed and Mora came to refer to a campground and other facilities about {{convert|1/2|mi}} away related to Olympic National Park.^[1]

References

1. ^¹{{GNIS|1511167}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=188|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=172}}
3. ^¹{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 August 2016}}

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2 : Ghost towns in Washington (state)|Geography of Clallam County, Washington

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