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ID: 2117168
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2117168
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Yakima (inhabited place)  Yakima (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 46 36 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 46.6000  decimal degrees
Long: 120 30 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -120.5000  decimal degrees

Note: Located on Yakima river in S central Washington; irrigation in 1891 brought agricultural productivity; named for Yakima Indians whose reservation is nearby; Amerindian petroglyphs are found along old trail near city; gateway to Yakima Valley wine country.

Names:
Yakima (preferred,C,V)
North Yakima (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United States (nation)  ........  United States (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Washington (state)  ............  Washington (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Yakima (county)  ................  Yakima (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Yakima (inhabited place)  ....................  Yakima (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was site of construction headquarters for Northern Pacific Railway in 1884
city (C)  ............  incorporated in 1883
county seat (C)
agricultural center (C)  ............  produces apples, pears, cherries, sugar beets, vineyards, mint, hops, livestock & dairy goods
tourist center (C)  ............  for E gateway to Mount Ranier National Park

Sources and Contributors:
North Yakima..........  [VP]
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XII, 806
.......................  USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS53022958
Yakima..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  AAA: Oregon/Washington (1993) 170
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XII, 806
.................  USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS53022958
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1319
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  AAA: Oregon/Washington (1993) 170
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XII, 806
..................  USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS53022958
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1319
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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