City of Waitsburg, Walla Walla County, Washington

City of Waitsburg Walla Walla County, Washington

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Information

General information on City of Waitsburg

Feature Type: Incorporated

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

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

Name	Description
City of Waitsburg	Official
Waitsburg	Official
Delta	Historical

Origin Notes and History of City of Waitsburg

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

WAITSBURG, a town in the east central part of Walla Walla County, was named in honor of Sylvester M. Wait who built a mill there in 1864. The place was known as "Wait's Mill" A postoffice was secured in 1866 and, at the suggestion of the school teacher, William N. Smith, it was called "Delta." In 1868, the people voted to change it to Waitsburg and the Postoffice Department accepted the change. ( Illustrated History of Southeastern Washington, pages 154-156.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 330 | Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for City of Waitsburg, Walla Walla County, Washington

Waitsburg "one of a kind." by Vance Orchard

134 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 29 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]

History · 1st Edition · Waitsburg Historical Society, Waitsburg, Wash, 1976
Related Catalog Items: City of Waitsburg · Walla Walla County

Walla Walla County

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Last updated: 2024-06-03