Laurin School in Brush Prairie, Washington was named for a nearby Railroad station. This station was named in an interesting way. It was originally called The Gravel Pit. The folks near The Gravel Pit who needed the train didn't think it was much of a name. In 1910 a flatcar rolled down the track carrying a station shack and a sign that said Laurin. They put them up. The neighbors liked it. Many people rode this train in those days. It was the only way to get into Vancouver during many months of the year until paved roads were built. It cost $.35 to ride the train to Vancouver.
Glenwood school was named by Nelson Zimmerman because he said, "It's
like a little glen in the woods. It should be called 'Glenwood." The
Glenwood area also had a brick yard owned by the Zimmerman
family on the south side of 134th street. The Glenwood dairy association
made cream cheese in 1906. Some early resident names of this area were Femling, Morrow, Curtin, Golden, Purdue,
and Studer.