Shine, Washington

Shine, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 47°52′06″N 122°40′35″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Jefferson
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	360

Shine is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]

History

Phillip Noah Rasler originally submitted a request to name the community Squamish on March 25, 1905, but after approval a month later, the order of establishment was rescinded that October. Robert Alexander Slyter (Phillip Rasler's brother-in-law) resubmitted the request to name the community Squamish two years later, in October 1907. The request was similarly rescinded a year later with a final request to change the name to Shine. Robert Alexander Slyter was the first appointed postmaster of Shine, which was officially named January 15, 1909, and remained in operation until 1923.^[2] The community's name is a variation of "sunshine".^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shine, Washington
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 269.