Tokio, Washington
Appearance
Tokio, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 47°12′35″N 118°16′11″W / 47.20972°N 118.26972°W | |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
State | Washington |
County | Adams |
Elevation | 1,946 ft (593 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 99169 |
Area code | 509 |
GNIS feature ID | 1511567 |
Tokio is a rural community in Adams County, Washington. It is located along Interstate 90 northeast of Ritzville.[2] The town had a population of 1,775 in 1998.[3]
Several wheat fields in Tokio and neighboring areas were destroyed by a 20,000-acre (8,100 ha) fire on July 31, 1998, which killed one farmer. His wheat crop was harvested by neighbors in a community celebration of life.[3]
The freeway exit is adjacent to a weigh station, which inspired the name of a Spokane band.[4] The weigh station once had a truck stop and restaurant, which was replaced by a recreational cannabis store in 2016.[5] The truck stop was also used as a filming location for The Promise, an independent movie released in 2004.[6]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Tokio, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Mapes, Lynda V. (August 6, 1998). "Sharing the burden: Neighbors harvest crop of farmer killed in fire". The Seattle Times. p. A1.
- ^ Jordan, Isamu (November 24, 2006). "Tokio Weigh Station falls into place". Spokesman-Review. p. 4W.
- ^ Vestal, Shawn (January 7, 2018). "Tokio Weigh Station's cannabis shop a literal sign of the times". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ Courtney, Ross A. (September 4, 2003). "Eight-year-old Prosser girl gets a starring role". Yakima Herald-Republic. p. V1. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018 – via HighBeam.