Satsop

Nancy Cuyle, secretary of local historical organization Friends of the Aberdeen Museum and longtime resident, provided insight as to why Satsop was chosen.

The closure includes the Chehalis River and all tributaries, including but not limited to Elk, Johns, Hoquiam, Newaukum, Satsop, Skookumchuck, Wishkah, and Wynoochee rivers.

To avoid steep dismantling costs, the site was eventually handed over to a public corporation and became the Satsop Development Park, home to various light industry businesses who work in the shadows of the two cooling towers.