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Just four years after incorporating as a city, Yakima had 62 businesses and was sending hundreds of railroad cars of fruit, vegetables, hops and cattle back East. Sprawling, gracious homes lined Naches Avenue, which, among other streets, was fashioned after those in Baden-Baden, Germany. The railroad station on North Front Street and accompanying grounds were designed by the same nationally known architect who drew up the plans for the Minnesota state Capitol. Outside of town, columns of black
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smoke rose from piles of burning sagebrush as farmers cleared land. Many were small family farmers. Others were huge ventures funded by outside investors, such as members of Alexander Graham Bell’s family, which started the Moxee Co. farm in 1886. The 7,000-acre operation grew alfalfa, tobacco, barley, oats, corn, wine grapes and raised cattle. But its real purpose was to sell parcels to smaller farmers — a mission that fit well with that of the Northern Pacific Railroad and led to a partnership to
Certain homes, in and of themselves, are a work of art.
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An undated photo of the Washington Hotel under construction. Photo courtesy of Gerry McGree
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