Near Coulee City in Grant County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

The Cariboo Cattle Trail

Photographed by Chris English, October 18, 2022

1. The Cariboo Cattle Trail Marker

Inscription. Indians lived in this coulee many centuries ago. You are standing on an ancient Indian camp site. The Indian trail came down the steep hill behind you and crossed the coulee to the east. The famous Cariboo Cattle Trail crossed the coulee here going from Oregon to the Cariboo and Thompson mines in Canada. The trail was over 500 miles long and used from 1859 to 1868 to supply miners with food. Dry coulee to the east was the main wagon road to Coulee City used by early homesteaders living near Blue Lake in the early 1900's. This road can be seen from here 1/2 mile to the east.

Erected by Grant County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 47° 32.529′ N, 119° 28.246′ W. Marker is near Coulee City, Washington, in Grant County. It is on Washington Route 17 at milepost 88, 0.1 miles south of Moore Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31199 Rte 17, Soap Lake WA 98851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Columbia Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Story of Dry Falls

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Additional keywords. Coulee City, Cariboo

View East, The Cariboo Cattle Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Chris English, October 18, 2022

2. View East, The Cariboo Cattle Trail Marker

Marker visible from W side WA Route 17.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2022, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.