Shuksan, Washington

After gold was discovered at the Lone Jack Mine in 1897, many tent cities popped up around the area, including one called Gold Hill, and after the best approach to the mine was determined to go through the town, its growth outpaced the others. It was later renamed to Shuksan, for the view of Mount Shuksan seen from the area.^[3][4][5]

The Shuksan post office was established on May 12, 1898, with John C. Treutle as its first postmaster. The post office ran until August 16, 1899, when post was routed through the nearby settlement of Keese.^[6]

Also in 1898, there were two stores, one of which run by Treutle, and about thirty new cabins in Shuksan. The town had 1500 people at its peak.^[3][4]

A new post office was established in the area on April 4, 1903, with John Broyles as the postmaster. In the post offices 1903 application, it listed the population as somewhere between 500 and 1000.^[7] This post office was named Hermann, after Binger Hermann, and lasted until November 11, 1907. John Broyles was a judge, a veteran of the Civil War, and a homesteader in the area.^[8]

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