City of Prescott Walla Walla County, Washington
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General information on City of Prescott
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Prescott
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Prescott | Official |
| Prescott | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Prescott
References to City of Prescott that document the origin of its place name
PRESCOTT, a town in the central part of Walla Walla County, named in 1881 in honor of C. H. Prescott, General Superintendent of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. At that time the company made Prescott a railway division with machine shops, etc., which were soon afterward moved to Starbuck. (R. B. Smith, in Names MSS. Letter 480.) The town of Prescott was platted May 12, 1882; by the Oregon Improvement Company. (Illustrated History of Southeastern Washington, page 166.) The first settlement on the site was by Rev. H. H. Spalding in 1859. (History of Walla Walla County, page 143.) Great trouble with freights was caused by the same name being given to a water-tank station on the tide flats at Tacoma. It required seventeen years ( 1893 to 1910) of complaints and correspondence to change the name of the watertank station. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 23, 1910.)
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Last updated: 2024-06-03