Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census. The community was platted …Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census. The community was platted under the name Kraft and became known as Little Falls after the waterfalls of the same name on Olequa Creek. The name was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway after it refused to recognize the moniker because there was already a Little Falls, Minnesota. The townspeople were unsatisfied with the new name and petitioned the Washington State Legislature to change it to Toronto but several communities with that title already existed in the United States, not solving the concern over naming confusion. A dispute then arose which was resolved by a compromise agreement to name the town after a German resident, and Civil War veteran, named Martin Vader. The town name was changed to Vader by the legislature on March 25, 1913. Vader later moved to California or Florida where a myth began that he did not care for the recognition; later reporting stated that he was proud of the honor.
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