| LC control no. | no2002024984 |
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| Geographic heading | Creston (Wash.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Washington (State)--Creston |
| Variant(s) | Benson (Wash.) |
| Geographic class no. | 4284 C85 |
| Found in | Environmental issues associated with Creston coal-fired power plant, 1981: p. 13 (Creston, Washington) GNIS, Mar. 25, 2002 (Creston, pop. place, Wash., Lincoln Co., 474̊5ʹ31ʺN, 1183̊1ʹ07ʺW) Washington place names database, via WWW, Mar. 26, 2002 (Creston is a community sixty-two miles west of Spokane and eight miles south of the Columbia River in north central Lincoln County. In 1889, it was named by railroad locators, as its elevation of 2,462 ft. was the highest point or crest on the route of the Central Washington Railroad. The name, before the railroad was built, was Benson. The plat for the town was filed June 19, 1890) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-wa |
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