Klickitat
This 35 mile side trip goes along the eastern bank of the Klickitat River, which flows between high canyon walls, and through the Klickitat Wild and Scenic River area.
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A railroad station on the Klickitat River north of Dallesport in west central Klickitat County. It was established by L. C. Wright in 1890 and called Wright’s. In 1910, the post office changed to the present name, and, in 1913, so was the railroad station. By the 1940s it was the site of the Gas Ice Corporation’s plant which manufactured “dry ice” from natural carbon dioxide wells at Klickitat Mineral...
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McCrow Building
Mile: 13
Named for the Wahkiakus family; James Wahkiacus was the last chief to hold undisputed claim to the leadership of the Klickitat people. Chief Wahkiacus fought at the Battle of the Cascades in March of 1856 and died in 1902. A daughter, Sally Wahkiakus, lived until 1930 and was well known in Klickitat County.
Learn more about WahkiacusMile: 17
Built in 1954 by Kittitas County, it was the first designed and built bridge for public highway use in Washington that incorporated pre-stressed concrete. It replaced an old timber truss bridge. In 1964 jurisdiction was passed to the State of Washington.
Learn more about Klickitat River BridgeMile: 18
West of Goldendale, this town was on a pioneer wagon road between Fort Dalles and Fort Simcoe, Yakima County, and was named for a small blockhouse built in 1855 during the Indian Wars. The log structure was moved to Goldendale, and later to Brooks Memorial Park near Satus Pass. Another name for the place is Old Fort Klickitat.
Learn more about BlockhouseMile: 28
The seat of Klickitat County. Brick buildings, new and ancient, front on the well-paved main street. Loggers, farmers, mill-men in pitch-spotted “tin” pants, and cattlemen, some with chaps, spurs, and ten-gallon hats, once strode the streets. Lumber and flour mills, box, sash, and door factories, dairying and diversified farming were the principal industries. The town was named after John J. Golden, who homesteaded here in 1863. Goldendale lies at the...
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Klickitat County Courthouse
Goldendale Free Public Library
Newell House
Mile: 34
