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History · Markham

Markham’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Markham. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Markham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 119 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 111 to 119 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 2001.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Markham yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Markham, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 photo
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Markham is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Markham has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Grays Harbor Light Station in Westport, 6.3 miles away.

Markham and the nearest listed places

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Grays Harbor Light StationUS Post Office-Hoquiam MainLachlin McTaggert HouseMasonic Temple-HoquiamCarnegie LibrarySeventh Street Theater

Closest to Markham

Grays Harbor Light StationWestport · Building6.3miUS Post Office-Hoquiam MainHoquiam · Building6.3miLachlin McTaggert HouseHoquiam · Built 19076.3miMasonic Temple-HoquiamHoquiam · Built 19226.4miCarnegie LibraryHoquiam · Built 19116.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Grays Harbor Light Station’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Markham?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Markham’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Hoquiam📜 Westport📜 Ocean Shores📜 Aberdeen

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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