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The museum exhibits the propeller [2] from Miss Veedol, the airplane that made the first nonstop trans-Pacific flight.Pilot Clyde Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon had dropped the planes wheels and landing gear early in the 1931 flight to maintain flying weight, so Pangborn had to skid-land Miss Veedol ' s American touch-down in the hills of East Wenatchee, and the propeller was damaged ...
The park offers 12,623 feet (3,847 m) of waterfront, a variety of fresh water activities, including fishing, water skiing, white-water kayaking, windsurfing, swimming, and facilities to launch motorboats and personal water craft. The park has camping facilities and trails for hikers, bikers, and equestrians as well as areas for rock climbing.
Wenatchee Valley College; Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center This page was last edited on 18 May 2024, at 21:47 (UTC). Text is ...
Old Post Office Building, now hosting the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 127 South Mission Street, , built 1938, also individually listed as U.S. Post Office and Old Post Office Annex , 127 South Mission Street, 47°25′19″N 120°18′38″W / 47.42205°N 120.31056°W / 47.42205; -120.31056 ( Old Post Office Annex ...
A small sampling of pictographs saved prior to the construction of Rock Island Dam can be seen at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center in nearby Wenatchee. During World War II a silicon smelter would be built in the town of Rock Island, closing in 1999. Rock Island was also home to a nearby state park, appearing on maps until the late ...
The Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in East Wenatchee is a quarter-mile-long banked asphalt oval used for local racing. In the fall of 2008, the Town Toyota Center was completed, and hosts some professional and junior professional sporting events, in addition to touring events and expositions, and the 2010 NAHL Pepsi Robertson Cup.
Wenatchee Confluence State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve at the north end of the city of Wenatchee in Chelan County, Washington. The state park consists of 197 acres (80 ha) spanning the Wenatchee River at its confluence with the Columbia River . [ 1 ]
Slip 'N Slide is a children's toy invented by Robert Carrier and manufactured by Wham-O. It was first sold in 1961. It was first sold in 1961. The main form is a plastic sheet and a method of wetting it; when the surface is wet it becomes very slippery, thus allowing the user to slide along it.