Mazama Okanogan County, Washington
Mapped Location
Mazama: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Mazama
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Mazama
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Mazama | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Mazama
References to Mazama that document the origin of its place name
MAZAMA, a town in the western part of Okanogan County. The place was called "Goat Creek." When the postoffice was secured in 1899, they chose what they thought was the Greek word for mountain goat. They later thought that was not the meaning of the word. (Mrs. M. Stewart, in Names MSS. Letter 314.) They looked in the wrong dictionary. The word is Spanish, not Greek, and the meaning is "mountain goat."
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for Mazama, Okanogan County, Washington
Mazama the past 100 years : life and events in the upper Methow Valley & Early Winters by Doug Devin
Authored by local historian Doug Devin, Mazama the Past 100 Years: Life and Events in the Upper Methow Valley & Early Winters chronicles the century-long social and environmental evolution of an isolated high-country community in north-central Washington. The book draws on oral histories, diaries, and archival photographs to document the arduous lives of early homesteaders, miners, and trappers who braved deep winter snows and rugged mountain terrain along the eastern slopes of the Cascade range. Through these collected records, the text captures how a sparse population of self-reliant outdoorsmen gradually transformed into a tight-knit recreational and residential valley. A keen insight drawn from the work is how seasonal isolation acts as a powerful community filter; the extreme winter climate of the upper Methow Valley routinely weeded out casual settlers, leaving behind a resilient population whose social cohesion was entirely dependent on mutual survival tactics and an enduring tolerance for wilderness seclusion.
155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
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Last updated: 2017-07-01