Piedmont is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.[1] It is located on Lake Crescent in the northwestern corner of the Olympic National Park.
Piedmont, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 48°05′37″N 123°47′30″W / 48.09361°N 123.79167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Clallam |
Settled | approx. 1883 |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Settler John Smith arrived at the Piedmont area around 1883. William Dawson named Piedmont in 1893 for its location at the foot of a mountain.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piedmont, Washington
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
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