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Hoquiam, city, Grays Harbor county, western Washington, U.S., on Grays Harbor at the mouth of the Hoquiam River, a deepwater port 12 miles (19 km) from the Pacific Ocean and adjacent to Aberdeen, immediately to its east. The earliest permanent white settlement in the Grays Harbor region, it was established in 1859 by pioneers attracted there by the expanse of virgin forest. Hoquiam developed as a lumbering centre, and its manufactures include wood products and machine tools. Fishing and fish canneries are also important. The city’s name is derived from a Chehalis Indian word meaning “hungry for wood” and refers ...(100 of 159 words)

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