Aberdeen, Washington
Grays Harbor County · Population 17,013 · Card no. 1000
Aberdeen was built on timber and the harbor, and for a while it shipped more lumber than almost anywhere on the coast. It has spent the decades since the mills closed working out what comes next.
- Kurt Cobain grew up here, and a sign at the town line reads Come As You Are.
- The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport keeps the Lady Washington, a full-size replica of the brig that first brought Americans to this coast.
- The town is named for Aberdeen in Scotland, chosen by a cannery owner.
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