Aloha, Washington

Aloha is an unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1] It is located two miles east of the Pacific Ocean at Beaver Creek in west central Grays Harbor County.

History

The community was named after the Hawaiian-language word aloha.^[2] The name may have been inspired by the song "Aloha ʻOe".^[3]

Aloha was once home to Aloha Mill & Lumber Company. It was founded by R. D. Emerson and W. H. Dole in 1905. The name, a Hawaiian greeting, was chosen by members of the Dole family, who were landowners and business people in Hawaii. In 1920, Aloha Mill & Lumber Co. successfully bid on a unit of timber near Moclips, six miles away from its mill. For the next two years the company toiled at constructing a railroad to the sale site. Heavy rains during the winter months, 25 to 30 inches a month, delayed the start of logging until the summer of 1922.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aloha, Washington
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.
^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

External links

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aloha, Washington

[2] Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 6.

[3] Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
County seat: Montesano
Cities	Aberdeen Cosmopolis Elma Hoquiam McCleary Montesano Oakville Ocean Shores Westport	Map of Washington highlighting Grays Harbor County
CDPs	Aberdeen Gardens Amanda Park Brady Central Park Cohassett Beach Copalis Beach Grayland Hogans Corner Humptulips Junction City Malone Markham Moclips Neilton Ocean City Ocosta Oyehut Pacific Beach Porter Queets‡ Qui-nai-elt Village Santiago Satsop Taholah
Other communities	Aloha Artic Axford Bay City Chehalis Village Copalis Crossing Newton Nisson Quinault Seabrook Sine Vesta Whites
Indian reservations	Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation‡ Quinault Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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