Zillah Visitor Information Center
visitor,info,Zillah,VIC
Ph. 509-829-5055
Visitor information in entry of Zillah City Hall
Located in the heart of Rattle Snake Hills wine country, Zillah, like many communities in the Yakima Valley, was made possible by construction of irrigation canals that brought water the arid sagebrush lands.
During the 1890's, the president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Thomas F. Oakes, engaged Walter N. Granger to implement Oakes’ vision of constructing a canal to transform the arid desert land into a productive agricultural area. Under Granger’s supervision, the Sunnyside Canal project was dug to carry water from the Yakima River to the arid uplands of the Lower Yakima Valley.
Completing the canal, the promoter and sole superintendent of the canal, Granger, selected the Zillah town site in 1891. It was his decision to name the town Zillah, in honor of Miss Zillah Oakes, daughter of Northern Pacific Railroad’s president.
Email to: zillahchamber@zillahchamber.com
Category: Y Yodio Experiences
Located in 117 First Avenue Zillah, WA 98953
Tracks:
- Yodio Track 1