Sifton is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 along State Route 500 about 8 miles east of Vancouver

Vancouver, Washington

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 in Clark County, Washington

Clark County, Washington

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, United States

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. It is notable for being the terminus of an early electric trolley

Tram

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 operated by the Northcoast Power Company that also served nearby Orchards

Orchards, Washington

Orchards is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,852 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orchards is located at ....

 from 1910 until 1926. The trolleys made ten stops and ran once per hour, charging 15 cents each way. A mural in the heart of Orchards depicts the trolley and the rural character of the area at the time it was operating.

According to the archives of the Vancouver Columbian

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newspaper, the Orchards-Sifton route went along Vancouver's Main Street to 26th, then out 26th to K Street and thence north to 33rd. From there, it ran on 33rd over Burnt Bridge Creek and past the city limits. At that point the trolley became more like a regular train as followed a cut through the wilderness. Few houses were seen between Vancouver and Orchards. The public's preference for motor cars in the 1920s heralded the end of the trolley. Ironically, citizens in Vancouver are currently debating whether to fund an extension of Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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's light-rail system into their city.