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

The Wanapums

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2006

1. The Wanapums Marker

Inscription. Until recent times the Wanapum Indians inhabited the banks of the Columbia River from Beverly Gap to where it is joined by the Snake River near Pasco about 75 miles south. The Wanapums were a very religious and peaceful people living on fish, venison, berries, and roots. They were expert fishermen, using nets, spears and woven willow traps. The Wanapums Indians had never fought the whites and as a result they signed no treaties and thus received no special territorial rights. Although numbering in the thousands at one time, the Wanapums are now virtually extinct.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 46° 57.803′ N, 119° 57.908′ W. Marker is in Royal City, Washington, in Grant County. It is on Interstate 90. The marker is located at the White Horse Monument Rest Area at I-90, Exit 139. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Royal City WA 99357, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Columbia Basin. It

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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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park (here, next to this marker); A Living Landscape (approx. 1.2 miles away); Explore Massive Floodscapes! (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carving Out Basalt Layers (approx. 1.2 miles away); In the Path of Cataclysmic Floods (approx. 1.2 miles away); Here and Gone (approx. 1.2 miles away); Buried by Enormous Lava Floods (approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome to Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park (approx. 1.2 miles away).

View of the Columbia River from the Rest Stop image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2006

2. View of the Columbia River from the Rest Stop

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2006

3. View of the Columbia River from the Rest Stop

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.