Editing Electric City, Washington (section)

==History==

Electric City was established in 1934 as one of several settlements around the future site of the [[Grand Coulee Dam]] that aimed to house construction workers.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 5, 1934 |title=New Buildings For Dam Site |page=2 |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120271038/new-buildings-for-dam-site/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 3, 1934 |title=Roosevelt Will View Progress At Dam Site |page=6 |work=[[Spokane Daily Chronicle]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120271190/roosevelt-will-view-progress-at-dam-site/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref> President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] stopped at Electric City during his tour of the dam site later that year; by August, 500 lots had been [[plat]]ted for the town.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 14, 1934 |title=Phones Popular in Coulee Area |page=3 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120271565/phones-popular-in-coulee-area/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref> Some of the earliest buildings in Electric City had been relocated from nearby [[Osborne, Washington|Osborne]], which was inundated by [[Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake]] following the dam's completion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Electric City |url=https://couleecorridor.com/index.php/trip-planner/attractions/electric-city |publisher=Coulee Corridor Consortium |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref> A [[post office]] was created for the settlement in June 1935 and was followed by a school a year later.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 19, 1935 |title=$6,000,000 Spent on MWAK Work |page=10 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120271477/6000000-spent-on-mwak-work/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 17, 1936 |title=Electric City School on Way |page=11 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120271837/electric-city-school-on-way/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref>

Electric City was incorporated as a fourth-class city on August 4, 1950, following a vote on July 8.<ref name="AttorneyGeneral">{{cite letter |last=Troy |first=Smith |author-link=Smith Troy |date=July 26, 1951 |recipient=Cliff Yelle |subject=Date of Incorporation of Electric City for Participation in Distribution of Liquor Control Board |url=https://www.atg.wa.gov/ago-opinions/cities-and-towns-incorporation-date-incorporation-electric-city-participation |publisher=[[Attorney General of Washington|Washington State Office of the Attorney General]] |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref> The [[1950 United States census|1950 U.S. census]] counted a population of 1,472 people in the Electric City area a few months before the election.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 16, 1950 |title=Census Figures Given For Area |page=12 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120272459/census-figures-given-for-area/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref> A group of residents contested the validity of the incorporation and appealed to the Grant County's [[superior court]],<ref>{{cite news |date=August 9, 1950 |title=Electric City Action Opposed |page=3 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120272507/electric-city-action-opposed/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 5, 2023}}</ref> which did not overturn the incorporation.<ref name="AttorneyGeneral"/>