Chesaw, Washington
Chesaw is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.
Chesaw, Washington | |
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Unincorporated community | |
A side view of a false front building in Chesaw | |
Chesaw Chesaw | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′46″N 119°03′05″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Okanogan |
| Established | 1890s |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
Chesaw was named for the Chinese settler Chee Saw, who arrived in the mid-1890s and married a Native American woman. The town sprang up and thrived during a brief gold rush from 1896 to 1900. Chesaw now hosts an annual rodeo held every 4th of July.
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