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History · Dollars Corner

Half of Dollars Corner’s homes were built after 1977

Most of Dollars Corner was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1940 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dollars Corner’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dollars Corner are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Dollars Corner came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dollars Corner.

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In 1917, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Dollar purchased a farm near what would later be named Dollars Corner. The couple reportedly exchanged $150 and two cows for the land. They opened a small store and service station on one corner in 1924, which became a local landmark. One story claims that the name was coined by local sheriff's deputies, who would report to their superiors that they traveled "as far as Dollar's Corner."

In 2012, the landscape of Dollars Corner began to change drastically as a result of the realignment of Washington State Route 502. Historic buildings situated directly on the corner were demolished, with the exception of the former O'Brady's Drive-In restaurant, which became the center of a protracted compensation dispute.

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By decade

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On the map

Dollars Corner on the map, 1940 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dollars Corner. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dollars Corner on the 1940 USGS mapDollars Corner on the 1954 USGS mapDollars Corner on the 1970 USGS mapDollars Corner on the 1990 USGS map1940La Center sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dollars Corner.

People over time

Dollars Corner, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20020002020Peak: 1,246

Between 1,039 and 1,246 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dollars Corner’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dollars Corner

Nobody well known was born in Dollars Corner itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Michael BarrattAmerican astronaut · b. 1959
Tamina SnukaAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1978
Greg BiffleAmerican racecar driver · b. 1969
Dennis HeckLieutenant Governor of Washington since 2021 · b. 1952
Phil SpencerAmerican business executive · b. 1968
Jimmie RodgersAmerican pop singer · b. 1933
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Dollar CornerGood HopeKing Corner

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Meadow GladeIts storyDCherry Grove1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDuluthIts storyD−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.