Comments on: Welcome to Harrington, Washington

By: Becca

Becca — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 04:56:24 +0000

In reply to Shelley Q. It’s so nice to hear that Harrington is thriving. We used to visit Great Grandma at least every Memorial Day weekend. She’s been gone several years now, I think around 10 years. Her name was Jean. She lived in a pink house on Main Street. Her sister’s name was Laura, and Laura’s family lived in Odessa. My mother-in-law, Nancy, grew up in the pink house on Main Street. (I didn’t want to share last names just to be safe.) Thanks for commenting! I’m happy to hear about Harrington. We sure loved it there

By: Shelley Q

Shelley Q — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 04:42:04 +0000

I live in harrington (well on my farm 10 miles outside of town). Im so curious who your husband’s grandmother was because of course, as a 5th generation Harringtonian, i would have known her. I stumbled on this aged post (i’m loathe to recognize that 2012 was 13 years ago) and have to wonder when you last visited? It has been more than a dozen years aince this post and we now have 6 thriving fill time businesses on main street as well as four more that work on a more pop-up or event basis (such as concerts and comedy shows). We have bustling community events and those faded murals have been restored. If your husbands grandmother has passed, my condolences and i’m sure she was beloved. if not, way to go grandma! Even if she’s Not your reason to come anymore, stop by Harrington some time (not on sunday and Monday, we’re still a small town and businesses are closed) and see the beauty and growth of restoration and renewal, you won’t regret it!

By: Michael Cronrath

Michael Cronrath — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:56:20 +0000

Becca…

I hope you have come back in recent years. Harrington is living, and vibrant. I think you would be very happy by what you see. Businesses are growing, buildings revitalized, and active and involved community members.

Hope to see you soon,

By: Michael R.

Michael R. — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:50:23 +0000

That whole highway 2 has interesting old towns. I have taken drone videos of many of them. I post them on youtube.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 12 May 2022 09:20:56 +0000

Thank you so much for the pictures and the narrative. I wish so much I could live there. I passionately love small rural agricultural towns this size. God Bless!

By: CAS

CAS — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:56:36 +0000

It's a sad kind of beauty to think about what this little town used to be and how it is fading away. We have some small towns like that in our area as well, but the desert climate is even less kind than the rain would be. So glad you can share this kind of history with your children.
CAS

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:33:14 +0000

I'm ready to move!! Love small towns; I grew up in one and I miss that way of life. Now living in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex…..yeah.