Editing Ilwaco, Washington (section)

==History==
Ilwaco, initially given the name Unity,<ref name="ICRTS"/> was first settled by Henry Feister in 1851, and was named for the [[Lower Chinook]] leader Elwahko Jim, whose indigenous name was [ʔɪlwəkʷo], the son in law of Chief [[Comcomly]].<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American Placenames of the United States |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA181 |accessdate= 29 January 2023 |year= 2004 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |page= 181|isbn= 9780806135984 }}</ref> Ilwaco was officially incorporated on December 16, 1890. A narrow gauge railway, [[Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company]], ran for over thirty years. Similarly to the nearby city of [[Astoria, Oregon]], and the surrounding communities, Ilwaco historically had a significant population of [[Finns|Finnish]] immigrants.<ref>{{cite book|title=The King, A Biography of Clark Gable|page=73|publisher=Coward-McCann|author=Samuels, Charles|year=1962}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Peoples of Washington: Perspectives on Cultural Diversity|publisher=Washington State University Press|year=1989|author1=White, Sid |author2=Solberg, Sammy Edward |isbn= 978-0-874-22062-9|page=46}}</ref>

The railroad ran north up First Street in Ilwaco. A published photo shows the railroad's Ilwaco facilities, including a gallows turntable and elevated watering trough, were located on the southwest corner of the intersection of First and Spruce streets.{{sfn|Feagans|1972|p=28}} The depot was built nearby on Spruce Street. A siding was built for the Ilwaco Mill and Lumber Company.{{sfn|Feagans|1972|p=37}} A published photo shows the passenger depot on the west side of First Street, at a point 14.8 miles (23.8&nbsp;km) from the Ilwaco Depot to Nahcotta.{{sfn|Feagans|1972|p=78}} The train ran out on the dock in Ilwaco. Floating logs were stored behind [[log boom]]s on the west side of the Ilwaco dock.{{sfn|Feagans|1972|pages=33, 52}} At some point after 1890, First Street had been covered with wooden planks, and remained so until 1916, when it was paved over.{{sfn|Feagans|1972|p=81}} By 1915, a published photo shows more businesses along First Street.

A fire at the Ilwaco Landing at the Port of Ilwaco began on the morning of January 22, 2024 which engulfed a dock, destroyed a receiving facility, and burned an estimated 600 [[Crab trap|crab pots]]. The conflagration began a few days before the beginning of the fishing season.<ref name="ICRTS">{{cite news |last1=Breda |first1=Isabella |title=Ilwaco community rallies to salvage crabbing season after fire |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/ilwaco-community-rallies-to-salvage-crabbing-season-after-fire/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=January 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=KIRO & News staff |title=Fire rips through Port of Ilwaco seafood processing facility |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/fire-rips-through-port-ilwaco-seafood-processing-facility/MGREQLZ7EBH23ONJFI4XM5AJI4/ |access-date=April 17, 2024 |work=[[KIRO-TV|KIRO 7 News]] |date=January 23, 2024}}</ref>