Holden Village, Washington

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Holden Village
Location of Holden Village in the state of Washington, US (click on marker for GeoHack map)

Holden Village is a year-round Lutheran[1] Christian center in the North Cascade mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Formerly the site of one of the largest copper mines in the United States, the Holden mine, Holden is accessible only by a Lake Chelan passenger ferry, or by hiking in through the Cascade Mountains. Holden Village is the largest retreat center in the nation operating under a special use permit from the United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service.[2]

  1. ^ "Welcome". Holden Village. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Holden Mine Site Cleanup Conditions and Chronology". US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Retrieved December 4, 2011.