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King County, Washington · Founded 1891

Lester

AbandonedAccess unverified — private property

Lester · BryonDavis, CC BY-SA 3.0

Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.

Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.

Real history

A Northern Pacific railroad town near Stampede Pass with about 1,000 people in the 1920s. It is on Tacoma Water land; most remaining buildings were demolished in 2017 (Wikipedia).

Ghost stories

We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.

Then and now

Lester in 2013
Then: Lester in 2013. Photo: BryonDavis, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons

Public access

Access unverified Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.

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