Fred, Thanks for the info on Doty. My sister, Marilyn Caretti, and I remember a very large house in Doty which our parents owned and various members of our extended family lived in during the 1930's and '40's. We knew it was in Doty and we knew it was "the mill owner's house" - so unless the house was built by a later owner, it was one built for C.A. Doty. Diane Hettrick Shoreline, washington state dhettrick@earthlink.net > > On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Fred Pflugrath wrote: > > > > > Doty, Washington, according to "Washington State Place Names" by James > > > W. Phillips, University of Washington Press, 1971 - > > > > > > Doty, (Lewis) - Named for C.A. Doty, who established a sawmill there in > > > 1900. > > > > > > According to the Tacoma Public Library > > > > > > Doty is a town on the Chehalis River 19 miles west of Chehalis in west > > > central Lewis County. Once it was a busy sawmill town, but has been > > > inactive since the largest sawmill moved out in 1929. It was named for > > > Chauncey Albert Doty, owner of Doty Lumber and Shingle Company, who > > > built a sawmill and shingle mill in the late 1890s. > > > > > > Fred Pflugrath > > > Peshastin, WA