Official Name: | Marble, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Stevens |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 1520 |
Coordinates: | 48.8492°N -117.9017°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 99157 |
Area Code: | 509 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1522700 |
Marble is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
A post office called Marble was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1943.[1] The community was named for marble near the original town site.[2]
In the early 1990s, Barry and Ann Byrd founded the Marble Fellowship Community Church in the then-ghost town of Marble. It attracted newcomers from around the western United States. Residents were concerned that the newcomers at Marble were part of a cult.[3] The church is associated with Christian Identity, an interpretation of Christianity considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center to be racist, anti-Semitic and white nationalist.[4] [5] The church's annual God and Country Celebration attracts influential figures from the radical right, many with clear ties to racist, anti-Semitic and white nationalist groups from the local, state and national levels.[5]