Naches Trail
Historic Washington trail from Indigenous route to settler immigration path.
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The Naches Trail is a historic route in Washington, extending from the Naches River across Naches Pass to the Greenwater River. Originally used by the Yakama and Interior Salish peoples, it became a key immigration route for settlers to the Puget Sound region. The first written traversal was documented in 1841 by Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson of the Wilkes Expedition. The Longmire Party lowered their wagons down the Naches Trail Cliffs with ropes.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Washington, from the Naches River to the Greenwater River
- Original users
- Yakama people and Interior Salish people
- First documented crossing
- 1841 by Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson
- Notable crossing
- Longmire Party, wagons lowered with ropes
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- Wikipedia: Naches Trail (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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