Long Beach is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2010 census. Take a look below for 20 fascinating and awesome facts about Long Beach, Washington, United States.

1. Long Beach began when Henry Harrison Tinker bought a land claim from Charles E. Reed in 1880.

2. He platted the town and called it “Tinkerville.”

3. Long Beach was officially incorporated on January 18, 1922.

4. From 1889 to 1930, a narrow gauge railroad called the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company ran up the whole peninsula.

5. The Long Beach depot was built between First and Second Streets on the east side of the track, which ran north along “B” Street.

6. A major destination in Long Beach was Tinker’s Hotel, later renamed the Long Beach Hotel, and built very close to the station.

7. This was the second hotel built at the site by Henry Harrison Tinker, the founder of Long Beach. Tinker’s first hotel burned down in 1894. He built another one just a few feet to the east and south of the rail depot.

8. The image in the gallery shows a crowd waiting for the train sometime between 1901 and 1907.

9. Just across the tracks (which doubled in this area) from Tinker’s Hotel in Long Beach was the Portland Hotel.

10. The Portland Hotel, owned by the Hanniman family featured an enormous round (and unique) turret-like structure.

11. The Portland Hotel burned down on December 6, 1914, and was not replaced. The Driftwood Hotel was another common Long Beach destination.

12. The boardwalk area near the station was known as “Rubberneck Row.”

13. Businesses existing in August 1911 that can be identified along Rubberneck Row from photographs (see images in this article) include, on the west side of the tracks, an establishment advertising “Baths” (possibly the Crystal Baths, an indoor swimming pool), Milton York Candies, a “Postal Shop,” and a soda fountain just across from the station advertising “Milk Shake.”

14. A somewhat earlier photograph shows a sign for a livery stable immediately to the west across the tracks from Tinker’s Hotel, followed (proceeding southwards) by a barber shop, “Vincent’s Souvenirs,” and “The Candy Man”.

15. A banner stretching above the tracks advertises a restaurant.

16. The photo published by Feagans shows it was produced by H.A. Vincent, Ilwaco and Long Beach, who was probably the owner of Vincent’s Souvenirs. Then, in the late 80s, Marsh’s Free Museum was made, to show people the wonders of the northwest.

17. With a Marine West Coast-cool summer Mediterranean climate, Long Beach is known for its year-round mild climate. Both hot and cold weather is rare. The record high temperature is 99 degrees Fahrenheit on August 10, 1981 and June 27, 2021, and the record low is 0 degrees Fahrenheit on December 8, 1972. Long Beach records nearly 80 inches of rainfall annually. Snow is not as common as rain, but can happen every once in a while.

18. If a magnitude 9.0 earthquake were to hit the Cascadia subduction zone, emergency planners estimate the first tsunami waves could hit Long Beach 20 to 25 minutes later.

19. At a December 2016 open house, the city government presented initial plans of a proposed 32-foot berm which could potentially accommodate 850 persons. The structure would have had a “modified prow,” much like a ship looking out to sea.

20. The shape was also designed to withstand the backwash from a tsunami. The total cost was estimated at $3.4 million, of which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was to pay 75%, the Emergency Management Division of Washington State 12.5%, and the City of Long Beach 12.5%.