Established in 1891 by pioneer settle J.D. Bassett, the Adams County bank was the first financial institution in the county. Now the second oldest brick building in the community, the two-story structure features flat arched fenestration with . . . — — Map (db m303168) HM
Edgar Dewitt (E.D.) Gilson arrived in Ritzville in 1885. He played an important role in the civic life of the newly founded community, enough to place him among the prominent names listed in Spokane and the Inland Empire . The fire . . . — — Map (db m303165) HM
This two-story brick building was featured in The Coast Magazine , January 1908, because of its distinguishing corner turret designed in Victorian Gothic style. The rounded turret is the only one of its kind in the county and is faced in . . . — — Map (db m303163) HM
This was the first brick structure built in Ritzville and named "The Brick" by Mr. Greene. The stucco veneer was added in the late 1890's to create a more monumental appearance. The second floor was the Greene's residence until they built a lavish . . . — — Map (db m303161) HM
The Pioneer State Bank was founded and built by N.H. Greene and was the second bank in the community and county. Mr. Greene also built the portico and the N.H. Greene building (#16 on your tour). The second floor was used as a Masonic hall for many . . . — — Map (db m303171) HM
Funded by Andrew Carnegie, this well preserved building is one of fourteen Carnegie-funded libraries in eastern Washington. It was one of the earliest dedications and one of the most generous grants made. Prior to this structure being built, the . . . — — Map (db m303158) HM
Prior to this structure being built, there were several small framed buildings on this site. One of those framed shanties housed a newspaper printing business, Der Beobachter. This 400-seat theatre was built for Roy Irvine, who ran the . . . — — Map (db m303164) HM
Construction: 1859-1862 Here the historic Mullan Road crosses Washington State Highway 26. The Mullan Road stretched 624 miles from Fort Walla Walla in Washington to Fort Benton, Montana. Originally planned as a military highway, the Mullan . . . — — Map (db m305947) HM
Washtucna Sheriff's Office/Jail
Est. 1880's
Outhouse
Deluxe model, 2 holer seater and used well during the days
Donated by: Unknown — — Map (db m303174) HM
Service Roll
Asotin County
Memorial Bridge
Dedicated in honor and
memory of those who
served in the World War
James W. Abbott John Abbott Calvin Addison Francis Ahalt Ernest J. Anderson L. Clift Aplington R.L. Appleford . . . — — Map (db m267556) WM
A Friendly Encounter with People from an Ancient Village
For thousands of years, a Nimiipuu ("the people") village was located a few miles west of here, near the Αlpαha (Alpowa) Creek - Snake River confluence. For a . . . — — Map (db m159257) HM
On October 10th, 1805, the Lewis & Clark Expedition camped across the river from this park. They called the great river flowing in from the south Lewis' River.
”The Country on either Side is an open plain leavel & Fertile not a tree of . . . — — Map (db m129075) HM
While trekking westwards, the Lewis & Clark Expedition constructed dug-out canoes near the present-day city of Orofino. The Nee Mee Poo or Nez Perce Indians had shown the explorers how to burn out the centers of the Ponderosa pine logs. After . . . — — Map (db m129063) HM
October 10, 1805
William Clark recorded in his
journal that on this date:
I can observe at a distance...
a high ridge of thinly timbered
countrey the water of the south fork is greenish blue,
the north as clear as crystial. . . . — — Map (db m285283) HM
Guided by two Nez Perce men, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered present-day Washington on October 10, 1805. They beached their dugout canoes and camped at a site across the Snake River from here.
In this area, the explorers met, traded with, . . . — — Map (db m129083) HM
The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the Clearwater — Snake river confluence on October 10, 1805. The explorers camped across the river from here, their first encampment in present-day Washington. That evening, William Clark wrote about the . . . — — Map (db m129064) HM
"Swifter than any horse could run"
In fall 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition raced against time, hoping to reach the Pacific Ocean before winter set in. Traveling faster than at any other time during the journey, the party . . . — — Map (db m159272) HM
(left panel – in Asotin County – facing westbound traffic) You are now entering Garfield County over the historic trail traversed by Lewis and Clark on their return from the mouth of the Columbia River, May 4, 1806.
(right . . . — — Map (db m129099) HM
The Nez Perce Indian Nation was comprised of hundreds of separate bands. Chief Timothy, along with Red Wolf, ruled the Alpowa Band whose camp was located where Alpowa Creek meets the Snake River.
Chief Timothy, a Nez Perce Indian Christian . . . — — Map (db m129085) HM
Kiona Irrigation District began as the Yakima Irrigating and Improvement Company (Y. I. & I.). The Y. I. & I. was formed in 1891 headed by a former Northern Pacific railroad construction engineer, soon-to-be Tacoma Mayor, H.S. Huson. Work began in . . . — — Map (db m297689) HM
National Historic Landmark
2008
National Park Service
United States
Department of the Interior
National Historic
Mechanical Engineering Landmark
Hanford B Reactor
Construction Begun: June 1943
Reactor Loaded: . . . — — Map (db m270292) HM
The Horse Heaven Cemetery was established in 1893 by pioneers who settled the area. William Dennis donated the land for the cemetery, and he was the first to be buried here. The property was later deeded to Benton County, who owns the site today. . . . — — Map (db m299889) HM
Originally dedicated the "Golden Rivet". It was the final link to the first transcontinental highway called the Yellowstone Trail.
National Register of Historic Places
National History Day of Washington
Historical Marker . . . — — Map (db m297290) HM
In memory of the 2,977 men and women who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001 External vertical support column salvaged from the World Trade Center — — Map (db m297375) HM WM
The image shown above depicts an early 1900s photograph of Mabel and Dorothy Smith relaxing on the Columbia River. The photo inspired the adjacent bronze sculpture Call of the River as it seemed to epitomize the communitys relationship to the . . . — — Map (db m297288) HM
The first wagon road built by the federal government in old Oregon followed this shoreline. On Jan. 7, 1853 Congress passed "An Act for Construction of Military Roads in Oregon Terr." Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, then issued instructions to . . . — — Map (db m297282) HM
In honor of the first man from Kennewick to be killed in the Vietnam war, Corporal Gerald Carmichael, USMC. The Kennewick native was a student at Kennewick High before he joined the United States Marine Corps in February 1965. He went to Vietnam in . . . — — Map (db m298149) HM WM
On September 11, 2001, 2,606 people lost their lives at the World Trade Center. Hundreds were killed instantly by the impacts, while the rest were trapped and died when the towers collapsed. Of the people who were at or above the floors of . . . — — Map (db m297631) HM WM
These ancient Indian petroglyphs were recovered from Blalock Island near Paterson and encased in stone pillars by representatives of the Kiwanis Club of Kennewick. They were dedicated at the west end of Keewaydin Park September 1, 1939. These . . . — — Map (db m297442) HM
This is a piece of railing from the old Green Bridge that used to span the Columbia River between Pasco and Kennewick. The bridge was demolished in 1990 after the Cable Bridge was built to replace it. The 3,300 foot Green Bridge was dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m297438) HM
All Gave Some - Some Gave All
In honor of those who served in the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, the veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5785 would like to thank you and offer this memorial as a tribute to your service in providing peace and security . . . — — Map (db m297381) WM
In 1996, while watching the Water Follies, two students discovered a skeleton on the Columbia River bank.
It appeared to be one of the oldest skeletons ever found in the Americas.
Through carbon dating the human remains were identified as a . . . — — Map (db m297441) HM
Dedicated to those
men and women
who served
our country
in times of
peace and war
and especially
to those who
gave their lives
in that service
Plaque A nation that honors its veterans is a nation dedicated to the preservation . . . — — Map (db m297379) WM
Flag & Pole Dedicated to
U.S. Military Personnel
Past & Present Memorial Day, 29 May 2006 "Old Glory" provides a majestic yet solemn reminder
to Americans of the great price of freedom.
Today She proudly waves shadowing but . . . — — Map (db m297378) WM
Central Plaque
★ In honor of those who served to forge the heritage of the United States Armed Forces.
★ In tribute to those who perished to provide peace and security for our nation.
★ In gratitude to those now . . . — — Map (db m297283) WM
In memory of all veterans of the United States of America especially those veterans who paid the supreme sacrifice for the freedom that you all enjoy — — Map (db m297285) WM
Port of Kennewick has long been a champion for engaging with the Columbia River for commerce and recreation.
Founded in 1915, Port of Kennewick was the fifth public port district established in Washington State and the very first in eastern . . . — — Map (db m297287) HM
Remember With Pride
Batty, Denny A. SP4 AR 12-12-67
Black, Mark S. PFC MC 3-30-66
Brooks, Guy F. SP4 AR 2-2-68
Brown, Richard L. AMH3 NA 8-13-69
Bruce, David H. LCPL MC 12-21-69
Cain, Rodger K. SP4 AR 11-21-67
Carmichael, . . . — — Map (db m297289) WM
This marker commemorates the
men and women who achieved
American independence.
These Patriots, believing in the
noble cause of liberty, fought
valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United . . . — — Map (db m291747) WM
P.J. Murphy Building (Roxy Theatre)
101 W. Kennewick Avenue
The first theatre building in Kennewick was The Liberty Theatre, constructed in 1920 for P.J. Murphy. The Liberty became The Roxy in 1939 when the theatre changed hands. It . . . — — Map (db m297445) HM
The First Methodist Church, led by Rev. E. H. Rubicam and five members, was established in Kennewick in 1902 on land donated by Howard Amon. A wood frame church that was constructed on the corner of Kennewick Avenue and Dayton Street in 1906. When . . . — — Map (db m297450) HM
In the lore of Kennewick history, the Halloween 1906 shootout, that left four dead, remains a great mystery. The events that led up to the shootout began the night before Halloween, when two Kennewick stores were burglarized.
Town Marshal . . . — — Map (db m297449) HM
During the construction of McNary Dam a total of 3,271 of these 12-ton tetrahedrons were dropped into the Columbia River to complete the closure of the last cofferdam and divert the full flow of the river through the spillway. This method of closure . . . — — Map (db m299769) HM
"I gave my hand to them all and made signs of my friendly disposition"
On October 19, 1805, William Clark and three men traveling ahead of the rest of the party arrived at a Umatilla village near here. Upon seeing Clark, the villagers . . . — — Map (db m158634) HM
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in illustrating American History and Culture Entered in the National Register of Historic Places December 12, 1976 by U.S. Department . . . — — Map (db m129388) HM
Harvey R. Fox moved to Prosser in 1903. He established his first blacksmith shop on Stacey Street around 1905. October 27, 1925, Mr. Fox purchased this site from Willis Mercer and William Rothrock. In 1926 the original building, 30' X 50' with . . . — — Map (db m299901) HM
B.J. Pacius established the Princess Theatre in 1919, renting various downtown spaces before Pearl Bros. Construction built Pacius a permanent Spanish Mission style facility on Meade Avenue. The Princess Theatre opened May 7, 1920, hosting silent . . . — — Map (db m299898) HM
Construction of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church began in 1903 and its dedication took place in 1907. Church members spent four years raising the money necessary to build this church and history relates that the St. Matthew's priest spent the week . . . — — Map (db m302232) HM
Standing at this site in 1886 one would have seen Colonel William Farrand Prosser negotiating with the chief of the Yakima Indian tribe camped along the Yakima River for Lewis Heinzerling to build his dream mill when this was still Washington . . . — — Map (db m299903) HM
Founded by Mr. Fred Long in 1901 as the Kash Savin Stor. Moved in 1909 to this Sixth and Meade building constructed in 1904 by E.W.R. Taylor. Renamed The Golden Rule Store between 1910 and 1912.
Mr. T. B. Sampson was employed by the Kash Savin . . . — — Map (db m129390) HM
Black pioneer George Bush (c. 1790 1863) helped establish one of the first non-indigenous American settlements in Washington. George, his wife Isabella and others traveled the Oregon Trail to escape discrimination in Missouri, only to arrive in . . . — — Map (db m297651) HM
During and following World War II sleek silver trailers offered a mere 147 sq. feet of living space to accommodate an average of 3.7 people. The trailers were designed as travel trailers, but because of a severe housing shortage, many people . . . — — Map (db m297279) HM
Graduate of West Point Military Academy 1870. As a 1st Lt., he surveyed the Columbia River from Fort Spokane to the mouth of the Snake River, in 1881. As a Capt. and Co-chief engineer of the Portland District, in 1890, he directed the Survey of the . . . — — Map (db m300132) HM
The rich history of this home begins with Edith Nelson, a nurse who cared for a wealthy infirmed gentleman in Chicago. Out of generosity, in 1910, he bought a 40-acre tract of land along the Columbia River for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Nelson. . . . — — Map (db m297650) HM
The Hanford Irrigation Canal referred to as the Low Line Ditch and also the D Canal received its water from the Coyote Rapids Pump Station at Coyote Rapids. Irrigation water was delivered from the main canal through several laterals supplying . . . — — Map (db m297278) HM
This is a replica of the original gateway to Amon Park, located approximately 25 ft southwest of this location from 1911 until demolition by the Manhattan Project in 1943. The new arch was constructed by the Richland Centennial Committee as part of . . . — — Map (db m297646) HM
Howard S. Amon was born in Athena, Oregon, on August 18, 1877. In 1905, Howard and his father formed the Benton Water Company, as well as purchased land in the lower Yakima Valley including the Rosencrance property in Richland. The Amon family . . . — — Map (db m297633) HM
This Sanctuary has been placed on the Washington Heritage Register by the Governors Council on Historic Preservation as of February 5, 2016. Built in 1964, the Sanctuary is tied directly to the Manhattan Project with the establishment of the . . . — — Map (db m297647) HM
The Corps of Discovery and area tribes often had to make a series of translations to communicate. In an April 1806 visit that process included English, French, Mandan/Hidatsa, Shoshoni and Walla Walla.
"we found a Shoshone . . . — — Map (db m298307) HM
Within a few years of the Corps of Discovery passage through the Columbia Basin, trappers and traders from the Northwest Company entered the area. A fort was established in Wallula in 1818, and men came to the Richland area to harvest grass . . . — — Map (db m297636) HM
The Columbia River system drains 259,000 square miles of the northwest United States and Canada and carries an average of 190,000 cubic feet of water per second along its path from the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the United States to the Pacific . . . — — Map (db m297639) HM
The historic event depicted in this bas-relief sculpture is of Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard, Arthur Compton, and Eugene Wigner producing the first self-sustaining nuclear fission chain-reaction in Chicago Pile Number 1 on December 2, 1942. The . . . — — Map (db m298573) HM
Commissioned: November 10, 1959 Decommissioned: May 3, 1969 USS Triton Sail Park Dedication: November 10, 2011 Port of Benton worked with the U.S. Navy to preserve the sail and conning tower. Operation Sandblast: February 24-April . . . — — Map (db m297652) HM
Vietnam In honor of those from our area who gave their lives for their country Mark Black Guy F. Brooks Richard Lee Brown Davice R. Bruce Gerald Carmichael Gary Wayne Cockley William H. Cook Robert J. Cope Duane Cottingham . . . — — Map (db m297688) WM
The mouth of the Yakima River, known in the native language as Tαptat, has been an abundant natural resource for thousands of years, providing food, water and shelter for people and animals. Bountiful populations of salmon once sustained the . . . — — Map (db m297685) HM
The Longmire Wagon Train
In 1853, Congress authorized the survey and construction of a road from the Snake and Walla Walla Rivers through the Cascade Mountains. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis ordered Captain George McClellan to construct . . . — — Map (db m297221) HM
Remember With Pride
Batty, Denny A. Sp4 Ar 12-12-67
Black, Mark S. Pfc Mc 3-30-66
Brooks, Guy F. Sp4 Ar 2-2-68
Brown, Richard L. Ams Ar 8-13-69
Bruce, David R. Lcpl Mc 12-24-69
Cain, Rodger K. Sp4 Ar 11-21-67 . . . — — Map (db m297684) WM
Crow Butte is considered by tribal people to be a traditional cultural property due to its use as a winter village, a fishing area, and a place of other traditional practices from pre-contact to contemporary times. Mostly Umatilla people populated . . . — — Map (db m299896) HM
During the last Ice Age, rushing floodwaters traveled southwest across the Columbia Basin, scouring the bedrock. They converged into the Columbia River Gorge and eventually emptied into the Pacific. As the Missoula Floods passed through the area of . . . — — Map (db m299891) HM
With the arrival of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805, the Columbia River Plateau became a region of national importance. In the vicinity of Crow Butte, the expedition encountered and documented densely populated winter villages along both . . . — — Map (db m299894) HM
Log Building Completed 1898 Architect: Kirtland Kelsey Cutter, Spokane
Placed on National Register of Historic Places, 1992
Organized by the Rt. Rev. Lemuel H. Wells,
Bishop of the Spokane Missionary District
who presided at confirmations . . . — — Map (db m129263) HM
This site on Ribbon Cliff called Broken Mountain by the Indians experienced a violent earthquake in December, 1872. The shock split the mountain, forming the cliff to the west and causing a huge rock slide which stopped the flow of the Columbia . . . — — Map (db m129261) HM
The Native Americans Prehistoric travelers established trails. The first travelers to cross the Cascade Range were the ancestors of today's American Indians. They followed animal trails and natural passageways which eventually became . . . — — Map (db m156201) HM
In the 1880's and 90's miners ventured up-lake searching for gold, silver, copper, and other metals. Wealth eluded them, but the scenic beauty of Lake Chelan and the Stehekin Valley made a fasting impression on all who passed through.
By 1900 . . . — — Map (db m196820) HM
The building at 238 S. Wenatchee Avenue
is a portion of the original Clark Hotel
which later became the first Chelan County
courthouse. The building had been constructed
by the Wenatchee Development Co in 1893.
When citizens lobbied to . . . — — Map (db m303157) HM
To commemorate the work and achievement of Judge Thomas Burke founder of Wenatchee, and Washingtons first citizen, this enduring tablet is affectionately dedicated by the citizens of Chelan County, to honor him while he is still living among . . . — — Map (db m153400) HM
This complex of two buildings - the former federal building and post office - represent the best examples of federal architecture in Wenatchee.
The first federal building was built in 1917 at the corner of Yakima and Mission. It housed the post . . . — — Map (db m197130) HM
Discovered by Ensign Manuel Quimper, July 4, 1790
Named by Captain George Vancouver, April 30, 1792
Elliot Cline, pioneer, arrived October 1852
Platted New Dungeness township in 1865
Donated land for first courthouse, jail
Lighthouse . . . — — Map (db m294034) HM
Started: 3:00 AM. Sept. 20, 1951 Origin: X, Traveled 18 miles in 6 hours Burned 30,275 acres Destroyed 620,000,000 BD. FT. $100,000,000 lost Be Careful with Fire — — Map (db m290566) HM
In the early 19th century what is today the northwest coast of Washington State might have become a Russian colony, an extension of Alaska, if the Sv. Nikolai voyage had been successful. This could have led to this section of New Albion, the . . . — — Map (db m129579) HM
Bordered by the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean, pre-contact Makah held a vast area of inland and coastal territory. These richly forested lands and the seas which teemed with life offered early Makah a wealth of natural resources. The . . . — — Map (db m129586) HM
The Shay locomotive is named for inventor Ephraim Shay of Cadillac, Michigan. The vertical cylinder conveyed power to all the wheels by universal joints and expansion couplings forming a flexible shaft which was rigid in revolution but flexible in . . . — — Map (db m129548) HM
In the last 150 years, the West Olympic Peninsula has seen many changes in timber transport.
photo 1: This picture shows a team of oxen hauling logs off a hillside in the 1890s. In the early days of logging on the Peninsula, oxen were . . . — — Map (db m129493) HM
This Sitka Spruce log came from a tree which was 11 8 in diameter, or 37 1 in circumference, and 256 tall. The tree was already 259 years old in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Sitka Spruce is native to the fog belt of . . . — — Map (db m290489) HM
Sail and Seal Rocks rise from the seascape in front
of you, where Snow Creek enters the Strait of Juan
de Fuca. This rich and productive marine habitat
attracts fishermen, divers, kayakers—and whales!
Snow Creek overlook is one of the . . . — — Map (db m83679) HM
The temperate rain forest is dominated by Sitka spruce. Except where it penetrates valley such as the Hoh, the Sitka spruce grows along a narrow coastal strip from northern California to Alaska.
High rainfall, fog, and ocean-moderated . . . — — Map (db m83654) HM
According to a seventeenth century account, Apostolos Valerianos discovered a waterway through the northwest corner of North America in 1592 a Northwest Passage. He reputedly sailed for the Spanish under the name Juan de Fuca.
For a . . . — — Map (db m177413) HM
This park is a part of a United States Military
Reservation established in 1862. It was dedicated to public
use in 1904 through the efforts of Dr. Freeborn Stanton
Lewis, pioneer physician, then Mayor of Port Angeles. — — Map (db m291246) HM
Ordered a reservation here for lighthouse and military uses. Later under Congressional Act of March 3, 1863
Part of it became a townsite reserve making Port Angeles the Second National City. — — Map (db m291245) HM
The Spanish Captain Juan Perez sailed north from San Blas in 1774 with orders from Spain to claim the Coast against the Russians. Perez discovered Nootka Sound on the West shore of Vancouver Island and traded with the natives of the Queen . . . — — Map (db m83652) HM
Victor Smith - founder of the City of Port Angeles, the Second National City, June 19, 1862.
Minerva Lewis Troy - Pioneer in Art, Music, Drama, 1890-1960. — — Map (db m293878) HM
To commemorate the discovery of Port Angeles Harbor in 1791 by Lieutenant Francisco Eliza who named it Porto de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles (Port of our Lady of Angels) — — Map (db m291266) HM
The landscape of the Strait of Juan de Fuca was
carved out by ice-age glaciers 13,000 years ago.
The retreat of the glaciers created deep fjords which
provide abundant food and habitat for many species
of marine mammals.
By the mid-1900s, . . . — — Map (db m83693) HM
Lighthouse tender boats supplied the Station by traversing Dungeness Bay from the mainland. At least four docks were built over the years. They were often destroyed by storms.
The original dock was constructed circa 1857. It is unknown if . . . — — Map (db m129695) HM
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