Editing Morton, Washington (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Morton, Washington 1910.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Morton, Washington 1910]]
In July 1924, a large portion of Morton's downtown district was decimated in a fire, affecting 18 blocks. Beginning at the Hilts Hotel, the blaze spread and destroyed 19 commercial buildings, including structures deemed fireproof. A new building collapsed and the Arcade Theater and two [[general store]]s were in ruins. With the exception of a housing section for railroad employees, residential areas in Morton were spared; only one minor injury was reported. Another fire engulfed the area several years later, setting fire to the post office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fire Destroys City Of Morton |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/chehalis/chehalis-bee-nugget/1924/08-01 |access-date=June 27, 2024 |work=The Chehalis Bee-Nugget |date=August 1, 1924 |pages=1, 10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Scoggins |first1=Jim |title=Morton Destroyed By Fire 45 Years Ago |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1969/07-26/page-21 |access-date=June 27, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=July 26, 1969 |page=10}}</ref>

The [[White Pass Highway]] (part of U.S. Route 12) was relocated through Morton in December 1967 due to the creation of [[Riffe Lake]] behind [[Mossyrock Dam]], which inundated the old route.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 3, 1967 |title=New Highway Bypasses New Reservoir |page=B14 |work=The Tacoma News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-new-highway-bypasses-ne/129114786/ |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 31, 1967 |title=Morton Has Good Year, Looks Ahead |page=D10 |work=The Tacoma News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-morton-has-good-year-l/129115645/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>