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Belcher Camp, Washington
Belcher Camp, Washington is located in Washington (state)
Belcher Camp, Washington
Belcher Camp, Washington
Location in Washington (state)
Belcher Camp, Washington is located in the United States
Belcher Camp, Washington
Belcher Camp, Washington
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Washington
County Ferry
Founded approx. 1897
Population
 (1906)
 • Total 72
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Belcher Camp is a ghost town located in Ferry County, Washington, United States. The town is located on upper Lambert Creek, nearly ten miles northeast of Republic. The town was founded around 1897 when Iron ore was discovered in the vicinity. The Belcher Mountain Mining Company began operations in the area. By 1906 the town had a population of about 72. The town contained a post office, large bunkhouse for single miners, a general store, five or six houses and a railroad. There was even a Belcher Mountain Railroad line. Eventually the mine folded and the town disappeared.

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