City of Pullman Whitman County, Washington


Mapped Location

City of Pullman: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Pullman

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Pullman

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Pullman Official
Pullman Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Pullman

References to City of Pullman that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

PULLMAN, a city in the southeastern part of Whitman County, home of the State College of Washington. The place was first named "Three Forks", being at the junction of three small streams. The town adopted the new name in the hope that George M. Pullman, car manufacturer, would endow it, which hope was never realized. (Lou. E. Wenham in Names Mss. Letter 115.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2017-06-29