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'''Seahaven''' is an extinct town in Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington.<ref>{{GNIS|1514882|name=Seahaven (historical)}}</ref>

==History== Seahaven was established around 1899, with land owned by realtor Thomas Potter. Located at the mouth of the Willapa River,<ref name="names">{{cite journal |title=Origin of Washington Geographic Names (Continued) |journal=The Washington Historical Quarterly |date=1922 |volume=13 |issue=1 |page=43 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40473585 |access-date=19 April 2024 |issn=0361-6223}}</ref> it was mapped by Potter, who leased properties there and in South Bend.<ref name="potter">{{cite news |title=The Will of Thomas Potter, Who Dropped Dead at San Diego, to be Contested |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle/145665269/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=14 March 1901}}</ref> By 1890, the town had established a bank as well as a newspaper publisher.<ref name="names"/> In September 1890, a post office was established, with Granville S. Loomis serving as the postmaster.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Northwestern Postoffices |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-seattle-post-intelligencer/145665126/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=16 September 1890 |page=2 |language=en}}</ref> It remained in operation until 1891.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 August 2016}}</ref> Following Potter's death in 1901, his will was left with a 63-year-old woman he was going to marry, which included the grounds of Seahaven.<ref name="potter"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Thomas Potter And His Wooing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-call-and-post/145666076/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=The San Francisco Call and Post |date=1 May 1901 |page=11 |language=en}}</ref> Seahaven eventually went extinct by the early 20th century, with its businesses either closing down or relocating to South Bend.<ref name="names"/>

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{{Pacific County, Washington}}

Category:Ghost towns in Pacific County, Washington Category:Ghost towns in Washington (state) Category:Geography of Pacific County, Washington

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