Fargher Lake, Washington Explained

Fargher Lake
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Washington#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Washington
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Washington
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:45.8883°N -122.5142°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:360
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1504828

Fargher Lake is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington, United States. The community located approxiamately 7miles northwest from the town of Yacolt.

The settlement, as well as a former lake located nearby, both share the name "Fargher Lake".

History

The lake was originally named Hard Hack Swamp. Brothers Arthur Wellesly, Fredrick Daniel and Horatio Albert Fargher emigrated in the 1870s from their birthland, the Isle of Man, and settled for a while near the lake.

The lake and surrounding area was renamed Fargher Lake. The water was drained sometime during the early 1960s[1] and the lake bed was then used for farming. In the 21st century, the lake bed contains blueberry fields.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnson. Noel. Fargher Lake History. lewisriver.com. NWNature.com Inc.. 13 July 2017. September 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190909101046/http://www.lewisriver.com/fargherlake/history/. dead.