Piedmont, Washington

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Piedmont, Washington
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Coordinates: 48°05′37″N123°47′30″W / 48.09361°N 123.79167°W / 48.09361; -123.79167
Country United States
State Washington
County Clallam
Settledapprox. 1883
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Piedmont is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. [1] It is located on Lake Crescent in the northwestern corner of the Olympic National Park.

Settler John Smith arrived at the Piedmont area around 1883. William Dawson named Piedmont in 1893 for its location at the foot of a mountain. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piedmont, Washington
  2. Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-918664-00-6.