Wellington, Washington
Wellington, Washington | |
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Wellington depot before the 1910 avalanche | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′58″N 121°07′10″W / 47.74944°N 121.11944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Wellington (later known as Tye) was a small unincorporated railroad community in the northwest United States, on the Great Northern Railway in northeastern King County, Washington.
Founded in 1893, it was located in the Cascade Range at the west portal of the original Cascade Tunnel under Stevens Pass. It was the site of the 1910 Wellington avalanche, the worst in U.S. history, in which 96 people died.