Ohop Valley

Ohop Valley is an area in Pierce County, Washington which is bordered by the towns of Roy and Eatonville, and contains the settlement of Ohop, which is currently petitioning for recognition as a township. The area had been owned by the Klickitat Native American tribe and would come to share it with settlers starting in the mid 1880s. The two groups generally co-existed, and there were many instances where the natives helped the settlers establish farms and shared their own food. The town of Ohop would grow rapidly, owing to the lucrative logging business and the tourism from the excellent view of Mount Rainier, but due to difficult conditions, the main settlement of Ohop would lose most of its population. Despite this, a thriving logging trade still exists and the valley is still inhabited, although the population is only around thirty.^[2] As of now, the settlement is only sparsely populated. However, it has gained some minor attention as a blues band, the "Ohop Valley Boys" has been founded, and has led to some residents to receive more recognition.

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