Ghost towns of eastern Washington

 

Most of the ghost towns in eastern Washington have long since completely disappeared but, for a few, a building or two still stands. This old school house was in the town of Govan, in Lincoln County, and is oft photographed today. 

Ever heard of the town of Mock? Rodna? Chesaw? Molson? Peach? Mold? Of Govan? 

Thing is, people settled these towns for a reason. They lived and died there. There is a Pinterest page for Washington Ghost Towns and it states: "Many Washington towns began with a boom and ended with a crash due to radical shifts of economy, access or natural disaster." 

YOUR ancestors and MINE lived in this long-ago towns...... what do you know about them? 

Ghost Towns In Eastern Washington?

Doing some researching work lately I've come upon some towns that aren't "alive" any longer. Methinks they've turned into Ghost Towns??

I'm talking about Beverly and Bong and Fletcher and Brents, all in eastern Washington. Beverly must be a real place because I did find this:

Further looking and I found that Beverly was named about 1905 by H. R. Williams after Beverly, Massachusetts, and in its day (1905-1920s) our Beverly was home to hundreds of railroad workers.

But of Brents (Lincoln Co), Fletcher (Adams Co) and Bong, I found nothing. And believe me you get many interesting results when you search for "Bong Washington."

Did find two most interesting websites regarding ghost towns in Washington:

ghosttowns.com/states/wa   and  ghosttownsofwashington.com

Maybe you will come up with some information on these towns or other long-lost towns of Washington?