Yellepit was an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Benton County,
Washington, United States, located approximately three miles southwest of
Wallula on the west bank of the
Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater ...
.
History
The community was named Yellepit in honor of a chief of the
Walla Walla tribe who was encountered by the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select gro ...
.
The community once had a large train depot, water tank and other buildings. In 1953 the community site was inundated by the waters of Lake Wallula.
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Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Washington
Northern Pacific Railway
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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