This postcard arrived with Happy New Year wishes from Ocean Park, a small hamlet of around 1,800 people on the Long Beach Peninsula in western Washington State. Although it is a quiet coastal community today, Ocean Park has an interesting past that reflects the history of the peninsula. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Ocean Park was a stop on the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company, a narrow-gauge railroad that operated along the Long Beach Peninsula from 1889 until 1930. The railway connected the small communities scattered along the coast, carrying passengers, freight, and holidaymakers to the peninsula's beaches. While the tracks have long since disappeared, the railway played an important role in the development of the area and remains an important part of its local history. Today, Ocean Park is known for its relaxed pace of life, sa ndy beaches, and easy access to the Pacific Ocean. It's the kind of place where people come to enjoy nature, whether t...

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