A post office called Welcome was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1917.[2] John Welcome Riddle, an early postmaster, gave the community his middle name.[3]
References
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welcome, Washington
^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 341.
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