Chesaw, Washington

Chesaw is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.[1]

A cabin in Chesaw
A False Front building in Chesaw
A side view of a False Front building in Chesaw

Chesaw was named for the Chinese settler Chee Saw, who arrived in the mid-1890s and married a Native American woman.[2] The town sprang up and thrived during a brief gold rush from 1896 to 1900.[2] Chesaw now hosts an annual rodeo held every 4th of July.

Notes and references

  1. "Chesaw". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.


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