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The town's primary economy was based on logging and sawmills, with mining for mercury also a principal venture. The community was served by the Fulton Ferry before bridges were built to reach the area. A school district and schoolhouse were begun in 1913. At its most prosperous, Kosmos had a
216:. Periods of low water occasionally exposed remains of the town until 2017 when the lake's water level was dropped 30 feet, exposing the remains of the town since. The remains can be accessed at the Kosmos Wildlife Area Unit, part of the
212:, contractors razed most structures, except for their foundations. Several bridges near the town were demolished, including Steffen Creek Bridge which was destroyed by experimental explosive testing under the direction of the
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91:122°11′10″W
1080:Categories
244:References
210:Riffe Lake
88:46°29′46″N
985:Footnotes
823:McCormick
753:Boistfort
640:Mossyrock
625:Centralia
155:) was an
133:Named for
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919:Lindberg
858:Wildwood
853:Swofford
818:Mayfield
723:Packwood
718:Onalaska
645:Napavine
630:Chehalis
607:Chehalis
491:April 7,
258:"Kosmos"
188:Flooding
924:Mendota
868:Winston
828:Meskill
808:Littell
803:Harmony
798:Glenoma
783:Evaline
758:Cinebar
713:Mineral
660:Winlock
175:History
165:Glenoma
952:Nesika
947:Kosmos
914:Kopiah
877:Former
863:Wilson
843:Salkum
833:Randle
793:Galvin
788:Forest
763:Curtis
690:Pe Ell
650:Toledo
635:Morton
617:Cities
194:Neskia
144:Kosmos
69:Kosmos
1031:This
957:Riffe
886:Ceres
778:Ethel
773:Dryad
748:Alpha
655:Vader
224:Notes
198:Riffe
152:-muss
150:CAUSE
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768:Doty
743:Adna
700:CDPs
682:Town
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