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Cashmere, Washington
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Blewett was a mining town of about 300 miners on Peshastin Creek, called Werner in 1893 and renamed for Seattle mine owner Edward Blewett; its stamp mill stopped in 1905 when the ore ran out. US-97 now crosses the townsite, where a historical marker, a stamp mill and a few scattered buildings remain, and the nearby Blewett Arrastra is on the National Register.
Roadside pullout on US-97 with a marker; stay out of old mine openings.
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