Mineral, Washington
Mineral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington, on State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line. Mineral originally began as a logging camp and mining town. Prospectors searching the area for gold instead found coal and arsenic. By the early 1920s, the mines closed, and with a devastating fire to the town's largest sawmill, Mineral began to turn to tourism as its main industry, primarily through recreational fishing on Mineral Lake.
Mineral, Washington | |
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Downtown Mineral | |
Mineral Mineral | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′01″N 122°10′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
| • Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,470 ft (448 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 202 |
| • Density | 304/sq mi (117.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98355 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-46090 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1523205 |
The Mineral Log Lodge, built in 1906, was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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