The Washington Apple Commission is a quasi-public body in the United States state of Washington, created by the Revised Code of Washington , which is statutorily authorized to "speak on behalf of the Washington state government with regard to apples and apple-related issues".
100-500: The commission is headquartered in Wenatchee , where it used to maintain a visitor center which had exhibits on apples and apple harvesting technology but ceased operations in 2021. As of 2017 it had an annual budget of approximately $ 10.4 million. Its president that year was Todd Fryhover. This Washington -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an agricultural organization
200-472: A blockhouse and several storehouses. The fort was manned by a small contingent of Volunteers supported by a 100-man force of Snoqualmie warriors, fulfillment of an agreement made by the powerful Snoqualmie chief Patkanim with the government the previous November. Meanwhile, Leschi, having successfully repelled and evaded the previous American attempts to defeat his forces along the White River, now faced
300-545: A cavalry regiment of 800 men, a portion of which crossed into Washington Territory in early November. Now with more than 700 troops at his disposal, Rains prepared to march on Kamiakin, who had encamped at Union Gap with 300 warriors. As Rains was mustering his forces in Pierce County , Leschi , a Nisqually chief who was half Yakama, had sought to forge an alliance among the Puget Sound tribes to bring war to
400-481: A group of citizen volunteers, led by the marine detachment of the nearby-anchored USS Decatur , started construction on a blockhouse . On the evening of January 24, 1856, two scouts from the massing tribal forces, dressed in disguise and talking their way past American sentries, covertly entered Seattle on a reconnaissance mission (some believe one of these scouts may have been Leschi himself). Just after sunrise on January 25, 1856, American lookouts spotted
500-469: A house rented by six IWW men and arrested twenty-five migrant workers found carrying IWW literature. Again, the men were all quickly released. In 1922, a Ku Klux Klan chapter of nearly 100 men demanded that black residents leave on threat of violence. By 1923 they hosted meetings of up to 400 members and burned a large cross above Fancher airfield in East Wenatchee. The Wenatchee chapter hosted
600-517: A howitzer bombardment, led a charge against the Yakama position. Kamiakan's forces scattered into the brush at the mouth of Ahtanum Creek and the American offensive was called off. In Kamiakan's camp, plans for a night raid against the American force were drawn up but abandoned. Instead, early the next day, the Yakama continued their defensive retreat, tiring American forces who eventually broke off
700-413: A large group of Indians approaching the settlement under cover of trees. The USS Decatur began firing into the woods, prompting townspeople to evacuate to the blockhouse. Tribal forces - by some accounts composed of Yakama , Walla Walla , Klickitat and Puyallup - returned fire with small arms and began a fast advance on the settlement. Faced with unrelenting fire from Decatur' s guns, however,
800-791: A large wildfire spreading over 31 miles (50 km) south of Wenatchee occurred, affecting over 40 nearby homes. The Riverfront Park Ice Arena closed its doors in July 2008, and Awaken Church was later opened at the site. The Wenatchee Valley also boasts one of only two aluminum smelters remaining in the Northwestern United States , at the Alcoa plant in Malaga. The plant announced in November 2015 that it would be shutting down operations on January 5, 2016. Other growing areas of
900-447: A mother and daughter traveling together with a baby. The miners assaulted and killed both women and the infant. The husband and father of the women, a Yakama man named Mosheel, collected two friends, one of whom was Qualchin, and the men tracked down the miners who had killed Mosheel’s family. They ambushed the murderers in their camp and killed all of them. On September 20, 1855, Bureau of Indian Affairs agent Andrew Bolon , hearing of
1000-570: A planned night raid was aborted after a barking dog alerted sentries. Instead, Patkanim approached within speaking distance of Leschi's camp, announcing to the Nisqually chief, "I will have your head." Early the next morning Patkanim began his assault, the bloody fight reportedly lasting ten hours, ending only after the Snoqualmie ran out of ammunition. Edmond Meany would later write that Patkanim returned with "gruesome evidence of his battles in
1100-565: A state-of-affairs Wool blamed squarely on Curry. In a letter to a friend, Wool commented that But for the ... barbarous determination of the Oregonians to exterminate its Indians, I would soon put an end to the Indian War. It is these shocking barbarities that give us more trouble than all else and are constantly increasing the ranks of the hostiles. Meanwhile, on December 20, Washington Governor Isaac Stevens had finally made it back to
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#17327877461571200-546: A static war by using the territorial militia to fortify the major settlements while better-trained and equipped U.S. Army regulars moved in to occupy traditional Indian hunting and fishing grounds, starving the Yakama into surrender. To Wool's chagrin, however, Oregon Governor Curry decided to launch a preemptive and largely unprovoked attack against the eastern tribes of the Walla Walla , Palouse, Umatilla , and Cayuse who had, up to that point, remained cautiously neutral in
1300-580: A third wave of attack. As construction on Fort Tilton got underway, Patkanim - brevetted to the rank of captain in the Volunteers - set out at the head of a force of 55 Snoqualmie and Snohomish warriors intent on capturing Leschi. Their mission was triumphantly announced by a headline in Olympia's Pioneer and Democrat "Pat Kanim in the Field!" Patkanim tracked Leschi to his camp along the White River, but
1400-402: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee ( / w ɛ ˈ n æ tʃ iː / weh- NATCH -ee ) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County , Washington , United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. Located in the north-central part of the state, at
1500-515: Is a quarter-mile-long banked asphalt oval used for local racing. In the fall of 2008, the Town Toyota Center was completed, and hosts some professional and junior professional sporting events, in addition to touring events and expositions, and the 2010 NAHL Pepsi Robertson Cup. The Wenatchee Valley and the surrounding areas provide an abundance of sports and recreational activities for any season. There are several facilities including
1600-655: Is home to Mariachi Huenachi , a much-celebrated mariachi program in the Wenatchee School District which performed at the US Capitol for National Hispanic Heritage Month in 2017. The group was featured in a 2018 TVW documentary. The Town Toyota Center has featured high school mariachi ensembles from across the region. Mariachi Sol De Mexico gives clinics to high school musicians and gives an evening concert sometimes featuring famous musical artists. The Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in East Wenatchee
1700-498: Is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km ) is water. Wenatchee experiences a semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ) with cold winters and hot, dry summers. The 2020 U.S. census counted 35,508 people, 13,793 households, and 8,445 families in Wenatchee. The population density was 3,357.4 per square mile (1,296.3/km ). There were 14,594 housing units at an average density of 1,379.9 per square mile (532.8/km ). The racial makeup
1800-495: Is provided by three law enforcement agencies (Wenatchee Police Department, Chelan County Sheriff's Office, and the Washington State Patrol ), one fire department (Chelan County Fire District No. 1), and two private ambulance companies (Ballard Ambulance and Lifeline Ambulance). East Wenatchee Police and Douglas County Fire District No. 2 (East Wenatchee) also assist with police and fire protection services within
1900-526: The USCS Active to reassure citizens of the town. Stevens confidently declared that, "I believe that New York and San Francisco will as soon be attacked by the Indians as the town of Seattle." Even as Stevens was speaking, however, a 6,000-man tribal army was moving on the unsuspecting settlement. As the governor's ship was sailing from the harbor - carrying Stevens back to Olympia - members of some of
2000-586: The Coeur d'Alene War , respectively. After the Washington Territory was formally organized as a U.S. territory in 1853, treaties between the United States government and several Indian tribes in the area resulted in reluctant tribal recognition of U.S. sovereignty over a vast amount of land within the new territory. In return for this recognition, the tribes were entitled to receive half of
2100-591: The Richard Odabashian Bridge . It passes through Wenatchee Confluence State Park . Much of the hillside areas surrounding the city of Wenatchee have been purchased by or have their rights held by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust which protects them as a natural resource and as a site for hiking in the foothills. Wenatchee has a non-partisan mayor–council form of government, with five council members elected in districts and
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#17327877461572200-480: The White River , ranger James McAllister and farmer Michael Connell were ambushed and killed by Leschi's men. The rest of Eaton's Rangers were besieged inside an abandoned cabin, where they would remain for the next four days before escaping. The next morning Muckleshoot and Klickitat warriors raided three settler cabins along the White River, killing nine men and women. Many settlers had left the area in advance of
2300-547: The Yakima War in 1856, US Army Colonel Wright intervened on a possible alliance between Yakama and Wenatchi tribes by removing the Wenatchi to Kittitas. The resulting march was estimated to include 1,000 horses and extend five miles long. A contingent stayed behind to fish at Wenatchapam Fishery in preparation for winter. In 1863, Father Respari, a Catholic priest, began his missionary work with local Native Americans. He
2400-508: The "Wenatchee Valley Area" generally refers to the land between Rocky Reach and Rock Island Dam on both banks of the Columbia, which includes East Wenatchee, Rock Island , and Malaga , as well as the surrounding towns of Monitor and Cashmere to the west of Wenatchee. The city was named for the nearby Wenatchi Native American people. The name is a Sahaptin word that means "river which comes [or whose source is] from canyons" or "robe of
2500-416: The 13,793 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18; 42.8% were married couples living together; 30.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 31.7% of households consisted of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.2. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher
2600-553: The 1926 state Klan convention and marched in the Apple Blossom Parade . In the wave of anti-Filipino sentiment , Filipino immigrant workers were targeted by violence and deportation through the late 1920s. On October 5, 1931, Clyde Pangborn and his copilot Hugh Herndon landed their airplane , named the Miss Veedol , in the hills of East Wenatchee , and thus became the first aviators to fly nonstop across
2700-553: The Columbia. Whitewater rafting and inner-tubing is frequent on the Wenatchee River. In the winter, the mountains near Wenatchee provide great snowmobiling, sledding at Squilchuck State Park , as well as skiing and snowboarding at Mission Ridge (30 minutes drive) and Stevens Pass (1 hour and a half drive). Nordic skiing is available at the Stevens Pass Nordic Center, Leavenworth (25 minute drive), and
2800-691: The Methow Valley (1 hour and 45 minute drive). The city also offers a large system of parks and paved trails known as the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail . The 10-mile (16 km) loop along both banks of the Columbia River is used by cyclists, walkers, joggers, and skaters. A project to extend the eastern segment of the trail 5 miles (8.0 km) north to Lincoln Rock State Park was completed on July 9, 2015. An additional 3.2-mile (5.1 km) extension on
2900-476: The Naches Pass and enter the Yakama homeland from the rear. Finding the pass blocked with snow he began returning west in the days following the raid on the White River settlements. On November 2, 1855 Leschi's men were spotted by the vanguard of Maloney's returning column, and fell back to the right bank of the White River. On November 3 Maloney ordered a force of 100 men under Lt. William Slaughter to cross
3000-658: The Pacific and sent a force under Col. George Wright to deal with the recent fighting. At the Battle of Four Lakes near Spokane, Washington in September 1858, Wright inflicted a decisive defeat on the Native Americans. He called a council of all the local Native Americans at Latah Creek (southwest of Spokane). On September 23 he imposed a peace treaty, under which most of the tribes were to go to reservations. As
3100-674: The Pacific Ocean. The 41-hour flight from Sabishiro Beach , Misawa , Aomori Prefecture , Japan , won them the Harmon Trophy for the greatest achievement in flight of 1931. Miss Veedol ' s propeller is on display at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center . In 1936, with the completion of Rock Island Dam , Wenatchee was protected from the summer flooding of the Columbia River , and
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3200-429: The Puget Sound's neutral tribes began streaming into Seattle requesting sanctuary from a large Yakama war party that had just crossed Lake Washington . The threat was confirmed with the arrival of Princess Angeline who brought news from her father, Chief Seattle , that an attack was imminent. Doc Maynard began the evacuation of women and children from the neutral Duwamish, by boat, to the west side of Puget Sound while
3300-558: The State of Washington, conceded the Army's opinion and posthumously acquitted Leschi of murder.) U.S. Army Indian scouts tracked and captured Andrew Bolon's murderers who were subsequently hanged. Snoqualmie warriors were sent to hunt-down remnant hostile forces, with the territorial government agreeing to pay a bounty on scalps, however, the practice was quickly terminated by orders of the territorial auditor after questions arose as to whether
3400-463: The U.S. Army garrison at Fort Dalles , before calling for the arrest of his own son, Mosheel, who he said should be turned over to the territorial government in order to forestall the American retaliation he felt would likely occur. A Yakama council overruled the chief, however, siding with Shumaway's older brother, Kamiakin, who called for war preparations. Meanwhile, district commander Gabriel Rains had received Shumaway's ambassador and, in response to
3500-844: The United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture , later called the Section of Fine Arts , of the Treasury Department . The WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency , employing individuals to carry out public works projects. Wenatchee is home to many performing arts groups including the Wenatchee Valley Symphony, Wenatchee Big Band, Columbia Chorale, Wenatchee Valley Appleaires and The Apollo Club. Music Theater of Wenatchee, Stage Kids, and several other theatre companies offer stage productions year-round. Wenatchee also
3600-629: The WRAC tennis club, an Olympic size swimming pool, an ice arena, several 18-hole and 9-hole golf courses, a 9-hole disc golf course, and countless baseball diamonds and soccer fields as well as two skateboard parks. As of 2023, Pickleball is also becoming extremely popular with multiple parks providing outside play in the Valley as well as indoor play. There are many places to hike, fish and hunt for both birds and larger game. Boating and water recreation are also quite common. Many kayak, windsurf and water-ski on
3700-593: The Washington Territory, provoking fears that an Indian uprising was in progress. The same news emboldened the Yakama and many uncommitted bands rallied to Kamiakin. Rains, who had just 350 federal troops under his immediate command, urgently appealed to Acting Governor Charles Mason (Isaac Stevens was still returning from Washington, D.C. where he had traveled to present the treaties to the Senate for ratification) for military aid, writing that ... all
3800-627: The Wenatchee Valley was significant to the development of this region. The railroad not only provided passenger travel to and from Wenatchee, but it provided for freight service for shipments of wheat, apples, and other products to out-of-state markets. By the early 20th century, the Wenatchee Commercial Club, now the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce , was advertising the region as the "Home of
3900-483: The White River and engage Leschi's forces. Attempts to ford the river, however, were stopped by the fire of Indian sharpshooters. One American soldier was killed in a back-and-forth exchange of gunfire. Accounts of Indian fatalities range from one (reported by a Puyallup Indian, Tyee Dick, after the end of the war) to 30 (claimed in Slaughter's official report), though the lower number may be more credible (one veteran of
4000-684: The World's Best Apples." The tree fruit industry provided the economic backbone for the region for a century and still is an important source of revenue. On May 22, 1910, the Wenatchee free speech fight occurred when members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) were arrested for speaking in the street in front of the local hall of the Socialist Party of America . The town had freed imprisoned IWW members by June; however, tensions resumed in September 1911 when police raided
4100-717: The Yakama. A riot among the soldiers ensued and the mission was burned to the ground. With snow beginning to fall, Rains ordered a withdrawal, and the column returned to Fort Dalles. By the end of November, federal troops had returned to the White River area. A detachment of the 4th Infantry Regiment, under Lt. Slaughter, accompanied by militia under Capt. Gilmore Hays, searched the area from which Maloney had previously withdrawn and engaged Nisqually and Klickitat warriors at Biting's Prairie on November 25, 1855, resulting in several casualties but no decisive outcome. The next day an Indian sharpshooter killed two of Slaughter's troops. Finally, on December 3, as Slaughter and his men were camped for
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4200-578: The ability to take selected classes online at the Wenatchee Internet Academy. These classes employ use of Moodle and Blackboard software packages for managing the distance-learning program. All classes are designed by educators at Wenatchee High School and operated by local instructors within the Wenatchee School District. Yakima War The Yakima War (1855–1858), also referred to as the Plateau War or Yakima Indian War ,
4300-401: The area on November 7, arriving at Fort Steilacoom two days later. One hundred fifty miles to the east, on November 9, Rains closed with Kamiakin near Union Gap . The Yakama had erected a defensive barrier of stone breastwork which was quickly blown away by American artillery fire. Kamiakan had not expected a force of the size Rains had mustered and the Yakama, anticipating a quick victory of
4400-570: The attack, the most losses for US citizens during the Yakima War. The United States sent reinforcements the following day to defend against further attacks. The Yakama people fled, but nine Cascades Indians who surrendered without a fight, including Chenoweth, Chief of the Hood River Band, were improperly charged and executed for treason. The U.S. Army arrived in the region in the summer of 1856. That August Robert S. Garnett supervised
4500-626: The attackers were forced to withdraw and regroup, after which a decision was made to abandon the assault. Two Americans were killed in the fighting and 28 Natives lost their lives. To block the passes across the Cascade Mountains and prevent further Yakama movements against western Washington , a small redoubt was established near Snoqualmie Falls by Tokul Creek in February 1856. Fort Tilton became operational in March 1856, consisting of
4600-404: The average family size was 3.17. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median income for a household in
4700-498: The battle as hi-ue he-he, hi-ue he-he - "lots and lots of fun"). The next morning Maloney advanced with 150 men across the White River and attempted to engage Leschi at his camp at the Green River, but poor terrain made the advance untenable and he quickly called off the attack. Another skirmish on November 5 resulted in five American fatalities, but no Indian deaths. Unable to make any headway, Maloney began his withdrawal from
4800-532: The battle, Daniel Mounts, would later be appointed Indian agent to the Nisqually and heard Tyee Dick's casualty numbers confirmed by Nisqually). At four o'clock, when it was becoming too dark for the Americans to cross the White River, Leschi's men fell back three miles to their camp on the banks of the Green River , jubilant at having successfully prevented the American crossing (Tyee Dick would later describe
4900-541: The chief justice of the territorial supreme court, left Whidbey Island - where he was recuperating from illness - and traveled by canoe to Pierce County. Arriving in Steilacoom, Chenoweth reconvened the court and prepared to again issue writs of habeas corpus ordering the release of the settlers. Learning of Chenoweth's arrival in Pierce County, Stevens sent a company of militia to stop the chief justice, but
5000-895: The city through mutual aid agreements. On September 30, 2022, The Chelan County Fire District #1 and the Douglas County Fire District #2 joined together to form one agency known as the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department with Regional Fire Authority in the Wenatchee Valley. Public K-12 education in Wenatchee is provided by the Wenatchee School District , which also serves the communities of Malaga, Olds Station, South Wenatchee, Sunnyslope, and Wenatchee Heights. The city has seven elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school ( Wenatchee High School ). The Wenatchee School District voted to close Columbia Elementary at
5100-506: The city was $ 34,897, and the median income for a family was $ 45,982. Males had a median income of $ 35,245 versus $ 26,062 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,498. About 10.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. The Wenatchee post office contains an oil on canvas mural, The Saga of Wenatchee , painted in 1940 by Peggy Strong . Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in
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#17327877461575200-435: The city. The population density was 4,108.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,586.4/km ). There were 13,175 housing units at an average density of 1,695.6 per square mile (654.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 76.7% White , 0.4% African American , 1.2% Native American , 1.1% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 17.3% from other races , and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 29.4% of
5300-429: The city. The population density was 4,049.6 people per square mile (1,563.3/km ). There were 11,486 housing units at an average density of 1,669.8 per square mile (644.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 80.93% White , 0.39% African American , 1.13% Native American , 0.95% Asian , 0.13% Pacific Islander , 13.99% from other races , and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.52% of
5400-536: The conflict (Curry believed it was only a matter of time before the eastern tribes entered the war and sought to gain a strategic advantage by attacking first). Oregon militia, under Lt. Col. James Kelley, crossed into the Walla Walla Valley in December, skirmishing with the tribes and, eventually, capturing Peopeomoxmox and several other chiefs. The eastern tribes were now firmly involved in the conflict,
5500-514: The conflict, making his headquarters at Fort Vancouver . Wool was widely considered pompous and arrogant and had been criticized by some for blaming much of the Western conflicts between Natives and whites on whites. After assessing the situation in Washington, he decided that Rains' approach of chasing bands of Yakama around the territory would lead to an inevitable defeat. Wool planned to wage
5600-670: The confluence of the Columbia and Wenatchee rivers near the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range , Wenatchee lies on the western side of the Columbia River, across from the city of East Wenatchee . The Columbia River forms the boundary between Chelan and Douglas County . Wenatchee is the principal city of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Chelan and Douglas counties (total population around 110,884). However,
5700-524: The construction of Fort Simcoe as a military post. Initially the conflict was limited to the Yakama, but eventually the Walla Walla and Cayuse were drawn into the war, and carried out a number of raids and battles against the American invaders. The last phase of the conflict, sometimes referred to as the Coeur d'Alene War , occurred in 1858. General Newman S. Clarke commanded the Department of
5800-545: The county and opposition to Democratic policies. Stevens ordered the suspect farmers arrested and held at Camp Montgomery. When Judge Edward Lander ordered their release, Stevens declared martial law in Pierce and Thurston counties. On May 12 Lander ruled that Stevens was in contempt of court . Marshals sent to Olympia to detain the governor were ejected from the capitol and Stevens ordered Judge Lander's arrest by militia. Learning of Lander's detention, Francis A. Chenoweth ,
5900-511: The day (Bolon, who did not speak Yakama, was unaware of this debate as it unfolded among his traveling companions). During a rest stop, as Bolon and the Yakama were eating lunch, Mosheel and at least three other Yakama set upon him with knives. Bolon yelled out in a Chinook dialect , "I did not come to fight you!" before being stabbed in the throat. Bolon's horse was then shot, and his body and personal effects burned. When Shumaway heard of Bolon's death he immediately sent an ambassador to inform
6000-407: The death of the prospectors at the hands of Qualchin, departed for the scene on horseback to investigate but was intercepted by the Yakama chief Shumaway, who warned him Qualchin was too dangerous to confront. Heeding Shumaway's warning, Bolon turned back and began the ride home. En route he came upon a group of Yakama traveling south and decided to ride along with them. One of the members of this group
6100-523: The disposable force in the district will at once take the field, and I have the honor to make a requisition upon you for two companies of volunteers to take the field the earliest possible moment. The composition of these companies to be as follows: One Captain, one First Lieutenant and one Second Lieutenant, two musicians, four Sergeants, four Corporals and seventy four privates. The greatest exertions should be made to raise and equip these companies at once. Meanwhile, Oregon Governor George Law Curry mobilized
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#17327877461576200-410: The doorstep of the territorial government. Starting with just the 31 warriors in his own band, Leschi rallied more than 150 Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Klickitat, though other tribes rebuffed Leschi's overtures. In response to news of Leschi's growing army, a volunteer troop of 18 dragoons , known as Eaton's Rangers, was dispatched to arrest the Nisqually chief. On October 27, while surveying an area of
6300-490: The early 1990s Wenatchee had a reputation as the "happy pill town" and "Happy Valley", with psychologist James Goodwin, "the Pied Piper of Prozac". According to CNN 's Money Magazine , Wenatchee had the second fastest forecast real estate value growth in the country for June 2006–June 2007. In November 2018, USA Today listed Wenatchee as experiencing the 22nd highest employment growth in the country. On July 29, 2013,
6400-520: The east side runs south to Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park. A short extension slated for completion in Fall 2017 is planned from the west end of the Odabashian bridge to the corner of Easy Street and the highway. In the winter, cross-country skiers and snowshoers also use the trail. The trail connects in the south at the historic Columbia River Bridge , also known as the pipeline bridge, and in the north at
6500-492: The end of the 2024 School year reducing the number of elementary schools to six. The School District also maintains Westside High School, an alternative high school, and the Valley Academy of Learning, which is an alternative education program where parents play the active role in education of their children. In 2006, the Wenatchee School District began offering students of Wenatchee High School and Westside High School
6600-413: The engagement. In the last day of fighting the Yakama suffered their only fatality, a warrior killed by U.S. Army Indian Scout Cutmouth John . Rains continued to Saint Joseph's Mission which had been abandoned, the priests having joined the Yakama in flight. During a search of the grounds, Rains' men discovered a barrel of gunpowder, leading them to erroneously believe the priests had been secretly arming
6700-566: The favorable regard of the President." The Cascades Massacre on March 26, 1856 was the name given to an attack by a coalition of tribes against white soldiers and settlers in the Cascades Rapids . The native attackers included warriors from the Yakama, Klickitat , and Cascades tribes (today identified as belonging to Wasco tribes : Cascades Indians / Watlala or Hood River Wasco ). Fourteen settlers and three US soldiers died in
6800-497: The first of 14 hydroelectric projects on the Columbia began generating electric power . The reservoirs thus generated also made it possible to irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland in the Columbia Basin. In 2019, the Wenatchee Valley was named by Forbes magazine as one of the top 25 places to retire. In 1975, Stemilt Growers moved its headquarters from nearby Stemilt Hill to Olds Station, Wenatchee. The company grows, packs and ships tree fruit. It went on to become
6900-414: The fish in the territory in perpetuity , awards of money and provisions, and reserved lands where white settlement would be prohibited. While territorial governor Isaac Stevens had guaranteed the inviolability of Native American territory following tribal accession to the treaties, he lacked the legal authority to enforce it pending ratification of the agreements by the United States Senate . Meanwhile,
7000-432: The form of heads taken from the bodies of slain hostile Indians." Leschi's, however, was not among them. By spring of 1856, Stevens began to suspect that some settlers in Pierce County, who had married into area tribes, were secretly conspiring with their Native American in-laws against the territorial government. Stevens' distrust of the Pierce County settlers may have been heightened by the strong Whig Party sentiment in
7100-455: The kind they had recently scored at Toppenish Creek, had brought their families. Kamiakan now ordered the women and children to flee as he and the warriors fought a delaying action. While leading a reconnaissance of the American lines, Kamiakan and a group of fifty mounted warriors encountered an American patrol which gave chase. Kamiakan and his men escaped across the Yakima River; the Americans were unable to keep up and two soldiers drowned before
7200-622: The large amount of agriculture in Wenatchee and the surrounding areas. The city of Wenatchee is bordered by the Wenatchee River on the north, the Columbia River to the east, and the Wenatchee Mountains to the south and west. These ridges and peaks form a wall around the western and southern sides of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.04 square miles (20.82 km ), of which 7.77 square miles (20.12 km )
7300-598: The largest fresh market sweet cherry shipper in the world. Every year from the last week of April to the end of the first week of May, Wenatchee hosts the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival , which probably brings in the largest number of people Wenatchee sees annually, with the exception of migrant workers travelling for harvest. It features two relatively large parades: the Apple Blossom Youth Parade on
7400-488: The last Ice Age spent time in the Wenatchee area. The Columbia River and nearby mountains and sagebrush steppes provided an ample supply of food. Clovis points are on display at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and research findings are available through the Wenatchee World . Several indigenous villages existed in the area prior to and during Anglo American exploration. The village Nikwikwi'estku
7500-591: The last Saturday in April and the Apple Blossom Grand Parade on the first Saturday in May, a food fair representing cuisine from around the world, and a traveling carnival . The Wenatchee child abuse prosecutions in Wenatchee, Washington, also known as the "Wenatchee Witch Hunt", that occurred in 1994 and 1995, are examples of the hysteria over child molestation in the 1980s and early 1990s. In
7600-512: The massacre. He said he suspected something of the kind, as he had heard firing in that direction. He told me that I should get the children and take them to his wigwam, adding that 'when the moon was high' he would take us to Seattle in his canoe. His squaw was as kind and amiable as could be, and did all in her power to make it pleasant for us, but the children were very shy. She set out dried fish and whortleberries for our repast, but nothing she could do would induce them to go to her. Our hunger
7700-462: The mayor and two council positions elected at-large. The terms are staggered four-year terms elected in November of odd years. The current mayor of Wenatchee is Mike Poirier, who was first elected in 2023. The city lies within the 8th congressional district , which includes all of Chelan County and crosses the Cascades to the rural areas of King , Pierce , and Snohomish counties. The district
7800-424: The news of Bolon's death, ordered Major Granville O. Haller to move out with an expeditionary column from Fort Dalles. Haller's force was met and turned back at the edge of Yakama territory by a large group of Yakama warriors. As Haller withdrew, his company was engaged and routed by the Yakama at the Battle of Toppenish Creek . The death of Bolon and the United States defeat at Toppenish Creek caused panic across
7900-407: The night on Brannan's Prairie, the force was fired upon and Slaughter killed. News of the death of Slaughter greatly demoralized settlers in the principal towns. Slaughter and his wife were a popular young couple among the settlers and the legislature adjourned for a day of mourning. In late November 1855 Gen. John E. Wool arrived from California and assumed control of the United States side in
8000-408: The population. There were 10,741 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and
8100-443: The population. There were 12,379 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.6% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
8200-399: The pursuit was called off. That evening Kamiakan called a war council where it was decided the Yakama would make a stand in the hills of Union Gap. Rains began advancing on the hills the next morning, his progress slowed by small groups of Yakama employing hit and run tactics to delay the American advance against the main Yakama force. At four o'clock in the afternoon Maj. Haller, backed by
8300-414: The raid, having been warned of danger by Chief Kitsap of the neutral Suquamish . Details of the raid on the White River settlements were told by John King, one of the four survivors, who was seven years old at the time and was – along with two younger siblings spared by the attackers and told to head west. The King children eventually came upon a local Native American known to them as Tom. I told him of
8400-674: The rainbow". Awenatchela means "people at the source [of a river]". The city of Wenatchee shares its name with the Wenatchee River , Lake Wenatchee and the Wenatchee National Forest . Wenatchee is referred to as the "Apple Capital of the World" due to the valley's many orchards. The city is also sometimes referred to as the "Buckle of the Power Belt of the Great Northwest" which is a metaphor for
8500-494: The regional economy are tourism and information technology. Wenatchee Pride began organizing LGBT Pride festivals 2017. The 2023 festival was held at Memorial Park with an estimated 4,000 attendance. Wenatchee is located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers in the Columbia Basin , just east of the foothills of the Cascade Range . Irrigation from the Columbia River and its tributaries allows for
8600-465: The series of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. Rock Island Dam is located nearest to the middle of this "belt", and so was labeled the "Buckle". This saying is printed at the top of every issue of Wenatchee's newspaper, The Wenatchee World , but is no longer in common use elsewhere. Archeological digs in nearby East Wenatchee have uncovered Clovis stone and bone tools dating back more than 11,000 years, indicating that people migrating during
8700-481: The territory after a perilous journey that involved a final, mad dash across the hostile Walla Walla Valley. Dissatisfied with Wool's plan to wait until spring before resuming military operations, and having learned of the raid on the White River settlement, Stevens convened the Washington Legislature where he declared "the war shall be prosecuted until the last hostile Indian is exterminated. Stevens
8800-690: The troops were met by the Pierce County Sheriff whom Chenoweth had ordered to raise a posse to defend the court. The impasse was finally resolved after Stevens agreed to back down and release the farmers. Stevens subsequently pardoned himself of contempt, but the United States Senate called for his removal over the incident and he was censured by the Secretary of State of the United States who wrote to him that "... your conduct, in that respect, does not therefore meet with
8900-426: The war wound to a close, Kamiakin fled north to British Columbia . Leschi was twice tried for murder by the territorial government (his first trial resulted in a hung jury ), convicted the second time, and then hanged outside Fort Steilacoom, the U.S. Army having refused to allow his execution to occur on Army property as military commanders considered him a lawful combatant . (In 2004 a Historical Court, convened by
9000-413: The widely publicized discovery of gold in Yakama territory prompted an influx of unruly prospectors who traveled, unchecked, across the newly defined tribal lands, to the growing consternation of Indian leaders. In 1855 two of these prospectors were killed by Qualchin, the nephew of Kamiakin , after it was discovered they had raped a Yakama woman. A party of American miners came across two Yakama women,
9100-435: Was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age in the city was 35.2 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 27,856 people, 10,741 households, and 6,884 families residing in
9200-415: Was 65.87% (23,390) white or European American (60.69% non-Hispanic white ), 0.51% (182) black or African-American , 1.4% (497) Native American or Alaska Native , 1.31% (465) Asian , 0.18% (64) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 18.87% (6,701) from other races , and 11.85% (4,209) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 32.59% (11,571) of the population. Of
9300-441: Was Mosheel, Shumaway's son. After Bolon told Mosheel that the death of the miners was considered a wrongdoing and would be punished by United States army soon as he returned home, Mosheel grew angry. At some point, he decided Bolon should be killed. Though a number of Yakama in the traveling party protested, their objections were overruled by Mosheel, who invoked his regal status. Discussions about Bolon's fate took place over much of
9400-587: Was a conflict between the United States and the Yakama , a Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau , then part of Washington Territory , and the tribal allies of each. It primarily took place in the southern interior of present-day Washington . Isolated battles in western Washington and the northern Inland Empire are sometimes separately referred to as the Puget Sound War and
9500-419: Was a fishing and gathering camp located in present-day downtown Wenatchee. In 1811, North West Company surveyor David Thompson encountered a group of Native American horsemen at Wenatchee and was invited into a village with huts, the largest measuring 209 feet long. Fur traders document friendly relations through the mid 19th century, even during the smallpox epidemic of 1817 and food shortages in 1841. During
9600-536: Was enlarged to include Chelan County during the 2012 redistricting; Wenatchee was previously part of the 4th congressional district . The city is also within the 7th legislative district , which has two state representatives and one state senator. Wenatchee was part of the 12th legislative district with the rest of Chelan County until it was redrawn in 2024 to comply with a U.S. District Court order for districts in Yakima County . Public safety in Wenatchee
9700-452: Was estimated to be 16.7% of the population. 23.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 108.0 males. As of the 2010 census , there were 31,925 people, 12,379 households, and 7,721 families residing in
9800-584: Was followed some 20 years later by Father De Grassi, who built a log cabin on the Wenatchee River near the present town of Cashmere . Throughout the 19th century, other white settlers came to homestead the land. Wenatchee was platted in September 1888 and officially incorporated as a city on January 7, 1893. Frank and Belle Reeves founded The Wenatchee Advance , the city's first newspaper, in 1891. The 1900 U.S. Census counted 451 residents. The Great Northern Railway completed its railroad line between St. Paul, Minnesota , and Seattle in 1893. Its route through
9900-578: Was further perturbed at the lack of a military escort afforded him during his dangerous passage through Walla Walla and went on to denounce Wool for "the criminal neglect of my safety." Oregon Governor Curry joined his Washington counterpart in demanding Wool's dismissal. (The matter came to a head in the fall of 1856 and Wool was reassigned by the Army to command of the Eastern Department.) In late January 1856, Stevens arrived in Seattle aboard
10000-534: Was so great that the various and penetrating odors permeating the food she had brought us was no bar to our relish for it as I remember. Leschi would later express regret for the raid on the White River settlements and post-war accounts given by Nisqually in his band affirmed that the chief had rebuked his commanders who had organized the attack. Army Captain Maurice Maloney, in command of a reinforced company of 243 men, had previously been sent east to cross
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