Carlsborg - Washington Ghost Town

CARLSBORG

NAME: Carlsborg
COUNTY: Clallam
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 6
CLIMATE: Cool winter and summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Semi-ghost.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

Carlsborg had its beginning in August of 1915 with the construction of a shingle mill and a sawmill. A wealthy Seattle builder, C. J. Erickson, acquired large tracts of fine timber in the Lost Mountain and Indian Valley areas south of Sequim. Erickson built the mills at a site four miles west of Sequim next to a railroad and named the operation Carlsborg Mill and Timber Company. A settlement grew up around the mill and Erickson named the new town Carlsborg after Karlsborg, Vastergotland, a town in Sweden where he had once lived. The town of Carlsborg grew and its businesses thrived. By the mid-1930s, the declining market for lumber caused Erickson to sell the mills. From that time to 1967, a number of different owners operated the mills, some more successful than others. In that year, the mills closed forever and many of Carlsborg's residents drifted away. Still, a core of homeowners and essential services remain-a post office, general store, school, church, and a tavern. Submitted by Henry Chenowith.

Carlsborg had its beginning in August of 1915 with the construction of a shingle mill and a sawmill. A wealthy Seattle builder, C. J. Erickson, acquired large tracts of fine timber in the Lost Mountain and Indian Valley areas south of Sequim. Erickson built the mills at a site four miles west of Sequim next to a railroad and named the operation Carlsborg Mill and Timber Company. A settlement grew up around the mill and Erickson named the new town Carlsborg after Karlsborg, Vastergotland, a town in Sweden where he had once lived. The town of Carlsborg grew and its businesses thrived. By the mid-1930s, the declining market for lumber caused Erickson to sell the mills. From that time to 1967, a number of different owners operated the mills, some more successful than others. In that year, the mills closed forever and many of Carlsborg's residents drifted away. Still, a core of homeowners and essential services remain-a post office, general store, school, church, and a tavern. Submitted by Henry Chenowith.

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