Kopiah, Washington

A mining operation began in Kopiah in 1900 and is considered to be the earliest, large-scale production efforts of coal mining in the Hanaford Valley. Known as the Wilson Mine, the company town of Kopiah was created by 1903 and included a hotel, school, and several stores. The community had electric lights and mine employees were reported as the highest paid laborers of "any company" in the United States.^[1]

The 1910 census showed 298 individuals, but the 1930 census showed only 115.^{[citation needed]}

A post office operated from 1906 to 1928.^{[citation needed]}

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