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The origin of the name Tenino, used by the Northern Pacific Railroad for their station when it was completed on October 8, 1872, [10] has been debated for over a century. The two main theories given for a century were that Tenino was a Chinook Jargon word for a fork or branch in the trail, or a form of T9o or 10-9-0 used by the railroad for a locomotive number, survey stake, or train car.
Ezra Morgan Meeker [a] (December 29, 1830 – December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth.
The Tenino people, commonly known today as the Warm Springs bands, comprised four local subtribes: the Tinainu (Tinaynuɫáma), or Dalles Tenino: occupied two closely adjacent summer villages on the south bank of the Dalles of the Columbia River / Fivemile Rapids (Fivemile Rapids Site) and a winter village at Eightmile Creek (named from its distance, eight miles from The Dalles); the name of ...
The Tenino Downtown Historic District is two blocks long, one-half block-deep on either side of Sussex Street in Tenino, Washington. Approximately three acres in size, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2004. Sussex Street is the main thoroughfare through Tenino and is also part of Washington State ...
It was the first multi-day outdoor hippie rock festival at an undeveloped site. [1] The line-up included bands the Grateful Dead, Santana, and others. [2] The festival was held the next year on labor Day weekend August 30 and September 1, 1969 in Tenino, Washington, and finally on August 28 until September 8, 1970 in Washougal, Washington.
Feb. 19—VERONA, Mo. — The Verona Civic Group is planning its first Spring River Pioneer Days for May 31-June 2 at the Cannon Park in Verona. The event will feature historic reenactors ...
Then, a few days later, the general on-sale event will take place on Jan. 24 at 1 a.m. ET. The general admission presale price starts at $69.99, general admission regular price at $99.99, VIP at ...
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...