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5 unusual facts about Eastern Washington


Dryland farming

Dryland farming is used in the Great Plains, the Palouse plateau of Eastern Washington, and other arid regions of North America such as in the Southwestern United States and Mexico (see Agriculture in the Southwestern United States and Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest), the Middle East and in other grain growing regions such as the steppes of Eurasia and Argentina.

Eastern Washington Eagles

Eagles are native to eastern Washington and thus a logical choice for a replacement.

Snipes Mountain AVA

The Snipes Mountain AVA, like much of Eastern Washington, is located in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains which contributes to the warm and dry climate of the region.

Umatilla people

Linguistically, the Umatilla people spoke a tongue that was part of the Sahaptin division of the Penutian language family — closely related to other peoples of today's Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, and the Idaho panhandle.

Walt Horan

Walter Franklin "Walt" Horan (October 15, 1898 – December 19, 1966) was an American politician, a congressman from eastern Washington for 22 years.


Chris Polk

He rushed for 125 yards on 23 attempts during the season-opener against Eastern Washington.

Idaho State Bengals

Zamberlin was fired and former Eastern Washington and Montana State coach, Mike Kramer, was hired.

Kevin Riley

The following week against Eastern Washington he threw for 151 yards and a score, also getting his first rushing touchdown of the season.

Kyle Padron

Padron took over the starting quarterback job at SMU in the eighth game of his freshman season in 2009, replacing Bo Levi Mitchell, who also transferred to Eastern Washington in 2010.

Robert Allan Brown

He was known generally as Volcanic Brown, especially in the province's Kootenay and Boundary districts and in adjoining Eastern Washington, and also as Sunset Brown in the Similkameen District and still also to others as Crazy Brown.

Tidyman's

On April 13, 1999, the United States district court ordered the grocery company to pay $6.2 million in what was one of the largest sex discrimination awards in Eastern Washington history.


see also

91st Tactical Fighter Squadron

In Washington the squadron's mission was the air defense of eastern Washington, including the Grand Coulee Dam and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball

The Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, United States.

Education in Spokane, Washington

Higher education institutions in Spokane include two private universities, Gonzaga and Whitworth, Washington State University and Eastern Washington University at the Riverpoint Campus, and the public Community Colleges of Spokane system as well as an ITT Tech campus.

Joel E. Ferris High School

The school is also the location of the studios of KSPS-TV, a PBS member station owned by the school board, which serves eastern Washington and surrounding states, as well as enjoying significant viewership in the province of Alberta, Canada.

McCroskey State Park

McCroskey named the park in honour of his mother, a pioneer woman who came to Eastern Washington with her husband and children to establish a homestead near Steptoe Butte; he dedicated it to all pioneer women.

Merry Karnowsky

Karnowsky was born in Eastern Washington State and educated at Pitzer College - Claremont, California.

Novelty Hill Winery

Started in 1999 by Chateau Ste. Michelle veteran winemaker Mike Januik, Novelty Hill produces a number of varietals using grapes grown in eastern Washington.

Roos Field

On February 26, 2010, ESPN reported that Eastern Washington planned to remove the natural turf at Woodward Field and replace it with red SprinTurf, making it the second Division I college football program to have a non-green playing surface (Boise State of the MWC has a blue surface).

SWX Right Now

The channel is operated by Cowles Publishing Company and airs over Cowles' three NBC affiliated channels in Eastern Washington, including Spokane's KHQ-TV, KNDO in Yakima, and Richland's KNDU, as well as on cable systems throughout the market.

Taco Time Northwest

Today, the company serves as headquarters to 73 restaurants, spanning from Bellingham to Longview, and including locations in Eastern Washington (Moses Lake and East Wenatchee).