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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8U_captain-a-j-hembree-monument_Toppenish-WA.html
Captain A. J. Hembree Monument. . 7 1/10 miles South 10° West of here is a marker where Captain A. J. Hembree was killed by Indians April 10, 1856. Spot located by Lieutenant W. D. Stillwell of Captain Hembree's Company, and Yakima tribesman Wy-K…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8T_lou-shattuck_Toppenish-WA.html
Lou Shattuck. . Born to parents who arrived in the valley by covered wagon, "Lou" Shattuck grew up here. He loved horses and at age 15 was driving a stage coach. Famous for his six horse hitch, he won many gold medals, blue ribbons and c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8S_clearing-the-land_Toppenish-WA.html
Clearing the Land. . In the early days of Toppenish history the settlers worked from sunrise to sunset for weeks at a time. Each family pulled and burned acres of sagebrush and greasewood to make room to plant their crops. We salute these pioneers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E8R_indian-horse-races_Toppenish-WA.html
Indian Horse Races. . Charlie Newell's knowledge of the Indian language and his wide acquaintance with the Yakama Indians enabled him to avert a crisis in which a massacre seemed imminent. The Indian Agency had forbidden the racing of horses and g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E85_sv-nikolai-mission_Forks-WA.html
Sv. Nikolai Mission. Storm at Sea, War on Land. . Sv. Nikolai Mission . In September 1808 the Russian American Company (RAC) schooner Sv. Nikolai (Saint Nicholas) set sail from the Russian American Company's fort in Sitka, which was then in Russi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E84_anna-petrovna-timothei-tarakanov_Forks-WA.html
Anna Petrovna - Timothei Tarakanov. . . Anna Petrovna . Anna Petrovna Bulygin, a Russian woman notable for being the first European woman known to live in what is now Washington State, landed with the crew of the Sv. Nikolai. Anna was eighteen ye…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E83_hoh-indian-tribe_Forks-WA.html
Hoh Indian Tribe. . The tribal name for the Hoh River is Chalak'At'sit (meaning "The Southern River"). The river itself is focal in Hoh tribal identity and folk-history and in traditional economic patterns. The Hoh people were created along the ri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E82_escape-to-the-hoh-river-leads-to-captivity_Forks-WA.html
Escape to the Hoh River Leads to Captivity. Makah Tribe Encounter & Rescue. . Escape to the Hoh River Leads to Captivity . At dawn following a harrowing, fearful night awaiting retribution, the Russian party reconnoiters, but finds only dense for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E81_quileute-indian-tribe_Forks-WA.html
Quileute Indian Tribe. . Thousands of winters before the arrival of the White Drifting-House people, the Ho-qwats, the Quileute Indians and the ghosts of their ancestors lived and hunted near La Push, Washington. For as long as the ageless memory …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E80_grand-coulee-dam_Coulee-Dam-WA.html
Grand Coulee Dam. . Begun in time of adversity it stood in war as a sentinel of strength safeguarding the nation. Forever a monument to those who shared in its conception and its construction in peace it is the key to new American frontiers of opp…