Country United States County Benton GNIS feature ID 1511443 Zip code 99337 Area code 509 | State Washington Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Elevation 104 m Local time Saturday 1:13 PM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 35% Humidity | ||
Yellepit is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles southwest of Wallula on the west bank of the Columbia River.
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Map of Yellepit, WA 99337, USA
History
The community was named Yellepit in honor of a chief of the Walla Walla tribe who was encountered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The community once had a large train depot, water tank and other buildings. In 1953 the community site was inundated by the waters of Lake Wallula.
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Yellepit, Washington Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA