Silcott
Silcott, a postoffice at the mouth of Alpowa Creek, in the northern part of Asotin County. It was named for John Silcott, the pioneer who ran the ferry across the Clearwater, to Lewiston, before that city was named. (Cliff M. Wilson, Postermaster at Silcott, in Names MSS. Letter 240) William S. Newland filed the plat for "Alpowa City" on April 10, 1882, but nothing come of it and the place lapsed into Silcott in 1885. (Illustrated History of Southeastern Washington, page 697.)
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