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Marble, Washington

Marble, Washington
Unincorporated community
Marble, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Marble, Washington
Marble, Washington
Coordinates: 48°50′57″N 117°54′06″W / 48.84917°N 117.90167°W / 48.84917; -117.90167
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyStevens
Elevation
1,520 ft (460 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99157
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1522700[1]

Marble is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, in the U.S. state of Washington.

History

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A post office called Marble was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community was named for marble near the original town site.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marble, Washington
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 158.
  4. ^ "Religious group says fear of cult unjustified". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. April 12, 1992. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Christian Identity". www.splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sottile, Leah (July 2019). "Bundyville: The Remnant Chapter Four: The Preacher and the Politician". Longreads. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved October 26, 2021.


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