Horse Heaven was an
unincorporated community
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in
Benton County,
Washington
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, United States, located approximately 13 miles southeast of
Prosser in Carter Canyon. The original community site has been abandoned, and most of it no longer remains.
History
The community, originally known as Bedrock Spring, is located in the
Horse Heaven Hills
The Horse Heaven Hills are a long range of high, rolling hills in Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties in Washington. The hills are an anticline ridge in the Yakima Fold Belt formed by north–south compression of lava flows in the Columb ...
which, according to tradition, were named by James Gordon Kinney. The surrounding hills, once replete with wild horses, were frequently covered with "a perfect sea of the finest bunch-grass".
Horse Heaven had a post office from 1903 to 1932, before travel to nearby Prosser became more common and practical for conducting business.
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See also
* Horse Heaven Hills American Viticultural Area
* Horse Heaven, Oregon
References
Horse Heaven Hills
Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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