Early Days in Ephrata sign
This sign next to the Grant County Courthouse reads,
Early Days in Ephrata
Ephrata was a summer Indian camp. Hundreds of Indians spent weeks gathering roots at the springs west of here. Ephrata was the gateway between Walla Walla & Okanogan. Indians, Military Expeditions, and wagons traveled here. In 1880 the first settlers (Eddens) built a 12' x 16' log cabin behind the present courthouse. The railroad came in 1892. The last roundup of 5,000 horses was in 1917.
Grant County Historical Society
Early Days in Ephrata
Ephrata was a summer Indian camp. Hundreds of Indians spent weeks gathering roots at the springs west of here. Ephrata was the gateway between Walla Walla & Okanogan. Indians, Military Expeditions, and wagons traveled here. In 1880 the first settlers (Eddens) built a 12' x 16' log cabin behind the present courthouse. The railroad came in 1892. The last roundup of 5,000 horses was in 1917.
Grant County Historical Society
