Waitsburg Has History As Valley Boom Town

Recently I had the opportunity to look through some interesting travel books about the state of Washington.

Among them, I found "Exploring Washington's Past," written by Ruth Kirk and Carmela Alexander. Kirk and Alexander's book gives an excellent background into the history of the state, especially rural areas.

In this book it has a section that discussed the town of Waitsburg, its size and the local community.

" In 1871, a visitor to Waitsburg described the little town as "The most enterprising and thrifty of any town, except Walla Walla, in the whole valley."

The book also says that Waitsbu...