Northern Pacific, Idaho<= /st1:State> Division

Sunnyside Line, Subdivision 4

Sunn= yside Line consisted of: Gibbon 0.0, Whitstran 2.4, = North Prosser 5.5, Wilcox, Apricot Spur 9.6, Grandview 12.2, Lichty 16.1, Sunny Roza 17.6, Sugar Plant 2 Spur 18.6= , Eastway Spur 1, 19.0, Eastway Spur 2 19.2, Sunnyside 19.8, Sunnyside Junction, Outlook 23.7, Nass Spur 26.7, Granger 28.6, C= henauer Spur 33.4, Zillah 34.2, Keck Spur 35.2, Buena 37.1, Flint Spur 39, Sawyer = 40, Donald 42.3, Union Pacific Crossing 44.8 and Parker 46.5.

Gibbon

Gibb= on station is located seven miles northeast of Prosser, directly north of Hor= se Heaven Hills in west central Benton County. The station was originally named = Bender in 1884 by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The reason for the original name = has been lost. In April 1896, th= e name was changed in honor of General John Gibbon (April 20, 1827 - February 6, 1896). He graduated from West Point in 1847 and served through the Mexican = and Civil wars. He led the exped= ition against Sitting Bull in 1876. He also commanded successively several departments in the west and in 1885 be= came a brigadier general. The tow= n did not have a post office, but serves as the beginning of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company’s Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line. Benton (S26, T9N, R25E) Third Sub - Division - Main Line 33.8 and Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 0.0=

Whitstran

Whitstran is between Gibbon and North Prosser. The to= wn was reportedly named by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company in honor of a landowner from whom a right-of-way had been acquired. The town did = not have a post office. Benton (S29, T9N, R25E) Fourth Sub - Divi= sion - Sunnyside Line 2.4 *when

North Prosser

North Prosser = is named on account of its location about a mile or so north of Prosser. North Pros= ser is a station on the line between Whitstran and Apricot Spur. The Northern P= acific Railroad Company station was constructed in 1917. The town did not have a post office. = Benton (T8N, R24E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 5.5

Wilcox

Wilc= ox is between North Prosser and Northern Paci= fic Railroad Company’s Apricot Spur.&nb= sp; The town did not have a post office. Not to be confused with the Wilco= x in Whitman County. Benton (T8N, R24E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line *research

Apricot Spur

Apri= cot Spur is on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company line between North Prosser and= Grandview. The town did not have a post office. Yakima (T8N, R24E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 9.6 *research

Grandview

Grandview is between Apricot Spur and Lichty. The town was platted in 1906 by a group of locals that included Elza Dean and F L Pittman when the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company built through here. The group agreed that it had a “grand view” of Mount Adams, Mount Rainier and other feature of the Cascade Rang= e. The post office opened July 11, 1906. = Yakima (S23, = T9N, R23E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 12.2

Lichty

Lichty is between Grandview and Sunnyside. The town was named by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company when the Sunnyside Line was completed. The town was named in honor of the H M Lichty fami= ly, from whom a right-of-way had been acquired. An earlier name and station, in 1= 906, was Esjay for an unknown reason. The post office operated from Jul= y 11, 1913 to February 15, 1917. <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Yakima (S4, T= 9N, R23E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 16.1

Sunny Roza

Sunn= y Roza is between Lichty a= nd Sugar Plant 2 Spur on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company line. Not to be confused with Roza in Kittitas County. Yakima (T9N, R23E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 17.6

Sugar Plant 2 Spur

Suga= r Plant 2 Spur is between Sunny Roza and Sunnyside on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company line.&n= bsp; Ya= kima (T9N, R23E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 18.6

Eastway Spur 1

Eastway Spur 1 is between the Northern Pa= cific Railroad Company’s Sugar Plant 2 Spur and its little sister, Eastway Spur 2.&nbs= p; The is also an Eastway Drive in Sunnysi= de and Yakima, an Eastway Shopping Center in Yakima, = an Eastway Cinema in Sunnyside. Yakima (T9N, R23E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 19.0

Eastway Spur 2

Eastway Spur 2 is between its big brother= , Eastway Spur 1, and Sunnyside, on the Northern Pacif= ic Railroad Company line. Yakima (T9N, R23E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 19.2

Sunnyside

Sunn= yside is southeast of Yakima in eastern Yakima County, between Eastway Spur 2 and the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company’s Sunnyside Junction.= The town was laid out by Walter N Granger of the Sunnyside Canal Company in 1893, but not platted until 1904. Be= fore the establishment of this town site the big canal known as the Sunnyside Canal had been started. As = the land under the Sunnyside= Canal slopes towar= d the midday sun, the canal and the district were named Sunnyside. Another version of the origin of = the name for the district is given by S J Lowe who says that in 1882, he, with= Joe Stephenson, Andy McDaniels and one of the Nels= ons, went exploring for bunch-grass hay in October 1882. Lowe says that he, on that trip, conferred the name Sunnyside. On returning, they met J M Adams, publisher of the Signal, who at that time recorded the new name in his newspaper.&n= bsp; (Yakima Herald, copied in the Washington Historical Quarterly, Volu= me XIII) The Dunkards, or Church of the Brethren, arrived in numbers in 1898 and established thei= r own telephone line and bank. In = 1904, Zionists came from Illinois<= /st1:place> to establish a colony. Its n= ickname is Holy = City, which seems fitting for a t= own that supported twenty-two churches at one time. Not to be confused with Sunny (Sunnyside) in Morton County, North Dakota. This Northern Pacific Railroad Co= mpany station, established in 1883, was originally named Sunnyside. The abbreviated name was adopted = in May 1908, to distinguish this station from Sunnyside in Washington. Also, not to = be confused with Sunnyside in Whatcom County or the one in Clark County. The post office opened on Februar= y 28, 1894. = Yakima (S25, = T10N, R22E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 19.8

Sunnyside Junction

Sunn= yside Junction was named by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company in 1906 because it is the junction of the line from Sunnys= ide with the Union Pacific Railway Company main line between Emerald and Forsell. Yakima (S25, = T10N, R22E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line

Outlook

Outl= ook is located four miles west of Sunnyside, between Sunnyside and Nass Spur. The town was founded w= hen a telephone toll station was installed to connect the distant cattle ranch o= f E W Dooley with his Yakima residence. Telephone company officials rejected his surname for the identifying call code. It was started in 1900 by John De= mpsey, who established a store. It = is reported to have been named by Dempsey because of an excellent distance view. Also, it is reported t= hat the plat was dedicated on November 9, 1905, and filed on January 2, 1906. William F Stewart and Mary Stewar= t, his wife, were owners of the town site. Whatever, the view of a wide expanse of sagebrush led to selection = of Outlook, the name adopted by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company for its siding station when tracks were subsequ= ently laid eight miles to the south. The first post office operated from July 27, 1897 to January 14, 1904. The second post office opened on = June 2, 1909 and continues today. Yakima (S20, = T10N, R22E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 23.7

Nass Spur

Nass Spur is between Outlook and Grang= er, on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company line. NASS = stands for National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although, some individuals with the last name of Nass have be= en found in the Yakima area. Yakima (T10N, R21E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 26.7

Granger

Gran= ger is between Nass Spur and Che= nauer Spur. It is a produce packin= g and rail shipping center on the north bank of the Yakima River, 21 miles south= east of Yakima. It was founded in 1902 and was pl= atted by the Granger Land Company in July 1905, and recorded on August 10, 1905.= The town was named by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Company in 1909 in= honor of Walter N Granger, president of the company, manager of Washington Irrig= ation Company, and an officer of the Sunnyside Canal Company. The post office opened on July 18, 1905. The 16.61 mile line fr= om Granger to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984. Yakima (S21, T10N, R21E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 28.6

Chenauer Spur

Chenauer Spur is between Granger and Zilla= h, on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company line. The 16.61 mile line from Granger = to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984.&n= bsp; Ya= kima (T11N, R20E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 33.4

Zillah

Zill= ah is located 16 miles southeast of Yakima, on = the Yakima River, between Chenauer Spur and Keck S= pur, on the North Yakima and Valley Railway Com= pany line. The town was founded i= n 1892, and, in the early 1900s, the townsite was plat= ted by C E Mayne, a land promoter of Salt Lake City, Utah, and San Diego, California. The town was named by Walter N Gr= anger, in honor of the 19 year old daughter of Thomas Fletcher Oakes (1843 - 1919= ), Miss Zillah Oakes (1872 - 1953). In 1888, Oakes was vice president of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, a= nd later became president. The = post office opened on September 7, 1892. The 16.61 mile line from Granger to Parker was abandoned on August = 9, 1984. = Yakima (S35, = T11N, R20E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 34.2

Keck Spur

Keck= Spur is between Zillah and Buena, on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company line. The 16.61 mile line from Granger = to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984.&n= bsp; Ya= kima (T11N, R20E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 35.2

Buena

Buen= a is located 15 miles southeast of Yakima, bet= ween Keck Spur and Flint (Flint Spur). The town was n= amed in 1910 by the North Yakima and Valley Rai= lway Company. They used the Spani= sh word for “good” or “pleasant”. The post office opened on April 1= 4, 1919. Flint Avenue was named in honor of Reverend Isaac Alvinza Flint. The 16.61 mile line from Granger = to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984.&n= bsp; Ya= kima (S22, = T11N, R20E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 37.1

Flint

Flint (Flint Spur) was a station betwee= n Buena and Sawyer. The town was nam= e by the North Yakima and Valley Railway Com= pany in honor of Reverend Isaac Alvinza Flint. There is also a Flint Avenue in Buena. The town did not have a post office. The 16.61 mile line = from Granger to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984. Yakima (T11N, R20E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 39.0

Sawyer

Sawy= er is located 11 miles southeast of Yakima, on = the north bank of the Yakima River, between Flint (Flint Spur) and Donald. It = is an important point for rail shipments of fruit and was named in 1911 by the <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">North Yakima and Valley Railway Company in honor of William Perry Sawyer, from whom a right-of-way had been acquired. The town site was platted by Will= iam Sawyer Fruit Company, the Yakima Fruit Growers Association and First Secur= ity and Loan Company on February 27, 1931, and was filed on February 28, 1931.= The town did not have a post office. The 16.61 mile line = from Granger to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984. Sawyer was also very active with electric railways in Yakima. His house and orchard, on Highway= 12 in Sawyer, were added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1977. Yakima (S7, T11N, R20E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 40 *when

Donald

Dona= ld is located north of Yakima on the Yakima River, between Sawyer and the Union Pacific Crossing near Parker. The town was named i= n 1910 by the North Yakima and Valley Railway = Company in honor of George Donald president, and from whom a right-of-way had been= acquired. Donald was also in the railroad b= usiness having been involved with the Yakima, Naches and Eastern Railway Company. The post office operated from May 11, 1920 until March 31, 1944. The 16.61 mile line from Granger = to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984.&n= bsp; George Donald’s residence, known as the Woman’s Century= Club 304 on North 2nd Street in Yakima, was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1967. This honored his many contributio= ns to the Yakima area. = Yakima (S2, T= 11N, R19E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 42.3

Union Pacific Crossing

Unio= n Pacific Crossing is between Donald and Parker, on the Northern Pacific Railroad Co= mpany line. The 16.61 mile line fr= om Granger to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984. Yakima (T12N, R19E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside= Line 44.8

Parker

Park= er is five miles south of Yakima and serves as the northern terminus of the Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnysi= de Line. In 1890, it was rename= d by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in honor of William Parker who settl= ed here in 1864. According to t= he late A J Splawn, an early-day settler, he describes= Parker as “a noble, generous man, very remarkable in appearance, with dark = eyes and long black hair hanging down to his shoulders, handsome, not only outwardly, but to the core. = If I were called upon to select the best man I ever knew it would be Bill Parker.” It had been k= nown as Parker Bottom. The post offi= ce operated from June 18, 1894 until August 31, 1901. The 16.61 mile line from Granger = to Parker was abandoned on August 9, 1984.&n= bsp; Ya= kima (S29, = T12N, R19E) Fourth Sub - Division - Sunnyside Line 46.5

Resources

1.= = ; 2.= = ; 3.= = ; 4.= = ; 5.= = ; Metsker Maps

6.= = ; 7.= = ; Edmond Stephan Meany, 1923

8.= = ; Washington, Robert Hitchman, Washington State Historical S= ociety, ISBN 0-917048-57-1

9.= = ; Tacoma Public Library<= /p>

10= . Washington Post Offices, Tim Boardman and Ri= chard W Helbock, La Posta Publications, 1986, Raven Press

11= . Washington State<= /st1:PlaceType> Archives, Olympia= , Records of State Government

Paul= D Curtiss at PAUCURTISS@AOL.COM