Vader (Wash.)

LC control no.	no2012044221
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Vader (Wash.) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Washington (State)--Vader
Variant(s)	City of Vader (Wash.)
See also	Predecessor: Little Falls (Wash.) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	United States
Located	Washington (State)
Found in	Map of Vader, Lewis Co., Washington, 194-? GNIS, Mar. 27, 2012 (Vader, pop. place, Lewis Co., Wash., 46.4026081° -122.9603966° 46°24ʹ09ʺN 122°57ʹ37ʺW; also listing for City of Vader, civil, Lewis Co., Wash., 46.4043247° -122.9567500° 46°24ʹ16ʺN 122°57ʹ24ʺW) Washington place names, Mar. 27, 2012 (Vader is a community on Olequa Creek south of Chehalis in southwest Lewis County. Its first name, Little Falls, was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway as they had another Little Falls on their line. The local people petitioned the legislature to change the name to Toronto. A dispute resulted, with a compromise agreement to name the town for a German resident named Vader. Vader was incorporated as Little Falls on Jan. 12, 1906 and was changed to Vader by act of the legislature March 25, 1913; Coordinates: 46.36498+N,122.9378+W) Wikipedia, Mar. 27, 2012 (Vader, Washington; city in Lewis County, Wash.; originally named Little Falls and incorporated as such on Jan. 12, 1906. The name was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway because there was already a Little Falls on their rail lines, Little Falls, Minn. The townspeople did not like the new name and petitioned the state legislature to change it to Toronto. A dispute then arose which was resolved by a compromise agreement to name the town after a German resident named Vader. The town name was changed to Vader by the legislature on Mar. 25, 1913; 46°24ʹ5ʺN 122°57ʹ29ʺW (46.401425, -122.958090)) Little Falls gazette, April 1, 892: masthead (Little Falls, Lewis County, Washington)
Geographic area code	n-us-wa