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Two Longviews
The Daily News of Longview, Washington, has a piece about another Longview, Washington that is causing some confusion online: “It may be a field rather than a city, but that other Longview has established its place on the Internet, often on equal footing with the real Longview, and sometimes even serving as the first option when someone is looking for information on Longview, Wash.” Residents near the second Longview have never heard of the place. The article tries to solve the mystery, with interesting and surprising results.
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This is quite an interesting story.
It is worth noting that Longview (the Cowlitz County one) is the oldest “mapped out” town (that is, “planned community”) in the Pacific Northwest. The original Longview town site has an interesting street grid system that is not on the traditional North-South grid. It is almost as fun to try to drive through as Ladd’s Addition in Portland.
I’ve been meaning to read a little more on the history of Longview. Maybe this will provide some incentive.
- Den, across the River in Columbia County, Oregon