Wenatchee (Images of America)

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Wenatchee, named after the native individuals who inhabited the valley in the eastern Cascades for centuries, is located on the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia Rivers in central Washington. The first European explorers came through Wenatchee in 1811. Settlement started in 1868 and increased with the coming of the Great Northern Railway Company in 1892. Its population grew swiftly as merits of the area’s soil, climate, and water resources attracted homesteaders who planted orchards. The tree fruit industry thrived, and Wenatchee became referred to as the “Apple Capital of the World,” with an annual Apple Blossom Festival that endures as the community’s biggest celebration. Orchards propelled the economy through a few of the 20th century. Now, thanks to Wenatchee’s location on two rivers in the Cascade foothills, the town has transform a destination for outside recreation and wine tourism with an attractive downtown historic district worth exploring.

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