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Sappho
—  Unincorporated community  —
Sappho Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 48°04′12″N 124°16′46″W / 48.07°N 124.27944°W / 48.07; -124.27944Coordinates: 48°04′12″N 124°16′46″W / 48.07°N 124.27944°W / 48.07; -124.27944
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clallam
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
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Sappho is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is located in a largely forested area, and features parks and recreational facilities. Sappho is a former logging area. The town was founded by Martin Van Buren Lamoreux, who left St. John, Kansas in 1889 with 8 of his 10 children, his second wife and her 3 children from a prior marriage. Arriving in Seattle, some of the party settled on Lake Union, but Lamoreux, thinking that land worthless, set out for the Olympic Peninsula. Traveling by steamer from Seattle, they landed at an Indian settlement called Pysht on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and hiked inland 20 miles through the rainforest to their claim. The town was named for the Greek poetess Sappho, whom Lamoreux admired. The town was organized so all family members had a duty. Lamoreux was the postmaster and was called "Judge" because he had read law in his youth, and was appointed Justice of the Peace for that district.

The town is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and Washington Route 113.

Municipalities and communities of Clallam County, Washington County seat: Port Angeles Cities Forks | Port Angeles | Sequim CDPs Bell Hill | Blyn | Carlsborg | Neah Bay | Port Angeles East | River Road Unincorporated communities Agnew | Beaver | Clallam Bay | Diamond Point | Dungeness | Elwha | Fairholm | Joyce | La Push | Ozette | Piedmont | Sappho | Schoolhouse Point | Sekiu