Editing Winlock, Washington (section)

===Origin===
Winlock began as a [[Northern Pacific Railway|Northern Pacific Railroad]] construction camp called Wheeler's Camp in c. 1871. The railroad was then in the process of extending its line from [[Kalama, Washington|Kalama]] to [[Tacoma, Washington]]. Dr. C. C. Pagett, an early resident, donated the land for the townsite. In 1873, he named it for General William Winlock Miller of [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]], a man of some renown in the area. Miller had promised to give a [[school bell]] to the town if it were to be named after him. The town was incorporated on February 28, 1883.<ref name=hale/>