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There have been two villages named Alpine in Washington State. The earliest was located on the shores of Lake Cavanaugh in Skagit County from 1894-1898.
Alpine, Washington, was a town in the Cascade Mountains, near Skykomish, Washington. Founded in the late 19th century and originally named Nippon, Washington, it was first built to house Japanese railway workers. [1] Another nearby railway town, Corea, housed Korean workers. About eight miles west of Stevens Pass, Alpine had only rail access, and was a mile from the nearest road.[2]
The local lumber baron changed the town's name from Nippon to Alpine in 1903. Its population peaked at 200–300 people; after the nearby woods were logged out, it was evacuated and intentionally burned, around 1929. All that remains are two foundation stones.[2]
Author Mary Daheim, whose family, the Dawsons, lived in Alpine approximately 1916–1922 (before she was born) sets her "Emma Lord" mystery novels in a fictional, surviving town of Alpine.[2]
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http://paineairport.com/alpine.htm
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Notes
If you visit the Ranger Station just east of Skykomish, you might be able to get a topographic map and directions for hiking up to Alpine.
But ... Alpine is on private property ... see http://www.abarim.com/Alpine.htm
If you visit Alpine do not linger on or near the tracks. The westbound trains are coasting ... quietly. They will NOT be able to stop.
The relics to see in Alpine are not near the tracks and you shouldn't be either.
Alpine is private property - please respect the owner's rights and don't go there unless you have permission.