Fairfax
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 47.011, -122.015
Why it was abandoned
⚒️ Mines & quarries
Detected automatically from the text: Fairfax was a coal town in Pierce County in the U.
History
Fairfax was a coal town in Pierce County in the U.S. state of Washington. The town was located on the Carbon River about 6 miles (10 km) south of Carbonado, Washington, on SR 165. Mining lasted only until the minerals ceased to be economically viable following World War I. Until the completion of the nearby 240 feet (73 m) high O'Farrell Bridge in 1921, the town was only accessible via railroad or pack train.