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The 1933 Yakima Valley strike (also known as the Congdon Orchards Battle) took place on 24 August 1933 in the Yakima Valley, Washington, United States. It is notable as the most serious and highly publicized agricultural labor disturbance in Washington history and as a brief revitalization of the Industrial Workers of the World in the region.
Horse Heaven Hills is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in southeastern Washington lying in portions of Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties, north and west of the Columbia River and south of the Yakima Valley and lies within the vast Columbia Valley appellation.
Looking eastbound on I-82 as it approaches the crest of the Horse Heaven Hills. The Horse Heaven Hills lead eastward from the Simcoe Mountains to Wallula Gap.The range is bounded in the west by Satus Creek near Bickleton, the Columbia River in the east and south, and the anticline ridge that roughly follows the Yakima River in the north.
The Burn of Columbia Valley was established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury on July 17, 2021, after reviewing a petition received from Kevin Corliss, Vice President of Vineyards for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Joan R. Davenport, Professor of Soil Sciences at Washington State University, and John Derrick, Vice ...
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Washington which are not incorporated municipalities.Incorporated municipalities in the state are listed separately in a list of cities and list of towns.
Walla Walla, which had been established as a military post in 1858, became a center for mining supplies, and a general store was established at White Bluffs. A ranch was established in Yakima Valley by Ben Snipes in 1859, and the Northern Pacific Railroad was extended into the area beginning in 1879. The railroad engineers founded the towns of ...
Fort Walla Walla was built on its present site in 1859, and housed troops until its closure in 1910. Fifteen buildings built between 1858 and 1906 remain standing on the property. [19] Today the site contains a 208-acre city park, the Fort Walla Walla Museum, and the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center. [20] [21] 10: Green Park School
Yakima Valley is the first American Viticultural Area (AVA) established within Washington state, gaining the recognition on May 4, 1983.Within the vast Columbia Valley AVA, Yakima Valley appellation cultivates more than 53,000 acres (21,448 ha) giving the region the largest concentration of wineries and vineyards in the state.