Attalia () is an

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, United States. The

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classifies it as a populated place. Attalia was located on the East shore of the

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some 8 miles downriver from

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. A post office called Attalia was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1952. According to tradition, the town was named after a place in Italy. The townsite was submerged in

Lake Wallula Lake Wallula is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the United States, between the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. It was created in 1954 with the construction of McNary Dam. It reaches from McNary Dam near the city of Umatilla, Oregon, to ...

upon completion of

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in 1953. Attalia was a stop on both the

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and the

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in 1909.Image
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