Chehalis, WA is a city in Lewis County. Population 7259 with a median income of $33,500 and a median age of 32. Chehalis began as a settlement around a warehouse beside a railroad track in 1873. The county seat was moved to Chehalis from Cloguato in 1874 and it is still the County Seat today. A store was added to the warehouse and several houses were constructed nearby and a town began to grow. The new town was first named Saundersville for S. S. Saunder who donated the land around the warehouse. In 1879 the name was changed to Chehalis and was named for the Chehalis Indian tribe. Chehalis was incorporated in 1883. Logging and agriculture was the economy of Chehalis and still is today along with Portable housing manufacturing and retail.
Chehalis is a nice town with a busy Historic downtown area and a retail area in the newer part of Chehalis. The downtown area has some really cool looking buildings and unlike a lot of historic downtown areas that are full of antique stores and restaurants Chehalis' downtown area has a lot of small town businesses like a barbershop, Tailor, cleaners, etc along with the antique stores and restaurants The train station is now the historic museum and on one of the side streets there is a farmer's market with some really great looking vegetables, mushrooms, garlic, etc. It was a nice downtown area that was very busy and active for a Tuesday afternoon. The new section of town has all the major retailers, fast food restaurants and a Super Walmart. Chehalis is a nice town located right off I-5 about 60 miles south of Seattle. It is about an hour from Mt Rainer National Park so on clear days you can see Mt Rainer. It is a quite a town!
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