Near Electric City in Grant County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
History of the Steamboat Rock Area
Erected by Grant County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 47° 51.387′ N, 119° 6.294′ W. Marker is near Electric City, Washington, in Grant County. Marker is on Coulee Boulevard (Washington Route 155) one mile south of Northrup Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in a pull-out on the west side of the highway, overlooking Banks Lake and Steamboat Rock State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Electric City WA 99123, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. “B” Street (approx. 7.8 miles away); Welcome to Grand Coulee Dam (approx. 9 miles away); Grand Coulee Dam (approx. 9 miles away); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (approx. 9 miles away); a different marker also named Grand Coulee Dam (approx. 9.6 miles away).
More about this marker. This is a tall wooden "billboard-style" marker, constructed of painted wooden slats and suspended from a heavy-duty wooden frame.
Also see . . . Steamboat Rock State Park. A massive basalt butte, several miles long and 800 feet high, it looms like a battleship above Banks Lake, a manmade reservoir that fills the upper Grand Coulee in northeastern Washington. Steamboat Rock was once an island in a channel carved by the ancient Columbia River. A number of early explorers recognized the Grand Coulee as a former channel of the Columbia. (Submitted on February 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.