About Ephrata, Washington

Ephrata is a city of 8,477 people and the county seat of Grant County. No one is known to have settled here until 1886, when horse rancher Frank Beezley made his home by the natural springs, so the spot was first called Beezley Springs. The dry, rough country drew few people until federal laws opened it to settlers, including the Homestead Act, the Desert Claims Act and the Northern Pacific Land Grant Act.

Douglas County once covered the whole Big Bend of the Columbia River, but in 1909 the state legislature split it and created Grant County. Several towns wanted to be the new county seat. According to one story, someone got a rival town's spokesman drunk on purpose before the lawmakers heard the arguments, and Ephrata won. The city was incorporated on June 21, 1909.

  • A name from the BibleMost people believe a Great Northern Railway worker gave the town its name. The name comes from a Bible passage that tells of an orchard set in the desert, and it was also the ancient name of Bethlehem.
  • The last Grand Horse Round-upAt the turn of the century, great herds of wild horses roamed this region, and horse trading was a major part of the local economy. Ephrata was the staging ground for the round-ups, and the last Grand Horse Round-up was held here in 1906. After that the town became a trade and service center for nearby cattle and sheep ranches.
  • Rebuilt after the 1910 fireIn 1910 a fire swept through downtown, burning the Ephrata Hotel along with most of the businesses around it. The town recovered quickly and built its business district again.
  • "The Dam University"In July 1918, several leading Ephrata residents began pushing a plan to turn Columbia River water onto the dry, fertile Big Bend. They lobbied local, state and federal officials so hard that the town earned the nickname "The Dam University." The New Deal's Public Works Administration first funded the Grand Coulee Dam in 1933. In World War II its power went to Hanford and to aluminum for warplanes, and afterward the project returned to irrigating the desert.
  • A wartime runway from 1939In 1939 one of the longest runways in the state was built at Ephrata Municipal Airport. The U.S. Army Air Corps used the field until 1945, when it became a commercial airport. Steven Spielberg later filmed at its airport and hangars for his 1989 movie Always, which was Audrey Hepburn's last film.

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Names on the Ephrata map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks1

  • Ephrata City Hall

Streets and roads109

  • Nat Washington Way
  • Highway 28 West
  • Basin Street Northwest
  • Basin Street Southwest
  • Alder Street Northwest
  • Division Avenue West
  • Grumman Avenue
  • Canal Drive
  • Southeast Boulevard
  • Airport Street Southeast
  • East Street Northeast
  • Parkway Boulevard
  • West Line Road
  • Commerce Street
  • Division Avenue East
  • East Division Avenue
  • Road 11.7 Northwest
  • Railroad Avenue Northwest
  • Dodson Road North
  • Enterprise Street
  • Corporate Street
  • Industrial Street
  • Fifth Avenue Southeast
  • First Avenue Northwest
  • Airport Street
  • Maringo Road
  • Apache Avenue
  • Ivy Street Northeast
  • Railroad Street Northeast
  • Cessna Avenue
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  • Third Avenue Northeast
  • Patrick Road
  • Cyrus Road
  • Statter Road
  • Hilltop Drive
  • Ninth Avenue Southeast
  • Fairchild Avenue
  • Sagebrush Flats Road
  • Enterprise Street South
  • First Avenue Southwest
  • Crest Drive
  • Second Avenue Southwest
  • Eighth Avenue Northeast
  • Seventh Avenue Northeast
  • Mocliff Road
  • Third Avenue Southwest
  • Fifth Avenue Southwest
  • Strand Road
  • Frey Road Northwest
  • Sunwest Drive
  • Peach Tree Lane
  • Canal Boulevard
  • Grant Drive
  • Morning Star Boulevard
  • Limit Street
  • Smith Avenue
  • Nob Hill Drive
  • Columbia Road
  • Juniper Drive
  • Sage Road
  • Empire Road
  • Frey Road
  • Ridge Drive
  • North Line Road
  • East Street Northwest
  • First Avenue Northeast
  • Third Avenue Southeast
  • Navajo Avenue
  • Third Avenue Northwest
  • Cherry Blossom Drive
  • Second Avenue Southeast
  • Sixth Avenue Southeast
  • Ivy Street Southeast
  • Seventh Avenue Northwest
  • East Street Southeast
  • Loop Main
  • Road 12.9 Northwest
  • Ninth Avenue Southwest
  • Pioneer Avenue Southeast
  • Fifth Avenue Northeast
  • Orchard Avenue Southeast
  • Plum Street Southeast
  • Loop 1
  • Fourth Avenue Southeast
  • Martin Road Northwest
  • Middle School Road
  • Apple Lane
  • Abel Road
  • Road B.3
  • Eagle Avenue
  • Beechcraft Avenue
  • Second Avenue Northwest
  • Sixth Avenue Southwest
  • Eighth Avenue Northwest
  • Eighth Avenue Southeast
  • Fifth Avenue Northwest
  • Fourth Avenue Southwest
  • 13th Avenue Southwest
  • Loma Place
  • Bell Street
  • Second Avenue Northeast
  • Roosevelt Boulevard
  • First Avenue Southeast
  • Sixth Avenue Northeast
  • Twelfth Avenue Southwest
  • Hunter Street Southeast
  • 15th Avenue Southwest
  • South Line Road
  • Junes Court

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