Official Name: | Shine, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Shine |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 360 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Shine is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Phillip Noah Rasler originally submitted a request to name the community Squamish on March 25, 1905, but after approval a month later, the order of establishment was rescinded that October. Robert Alexander Slyter (Phillip Rasler's brother-in-law) resubmitted the request to name the community Squamish two years later, in October 1907. The request was similarly rescinded a year later with a final request to change the name to Shine. Robert Alexander Slyter was the first appointed postmaster of Shine, which was officially named January 15, 1909, and remained in operation until 1923.[1] The community's name is a variation of "sunshine".[2]