Goose Prairie, Washington
| Goose Prairie, Washington | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Goose Prairie, Washington
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| Coordinates: 46°53′42″N 121°16′01″W / 46.895°N 121.26694°WCoordinates: 46°53′42″N 121°16′01″W / 46.895°N 121.26694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Elevation | 3,248 ft (990 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98929 |
| Area code(s) | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1520150[1] |
Goose Prairie is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States. Goose Prairie is 41 miles (66 km) northwest of Yakima. Goose Prairie has a post office with ZIP code 98929.[2] It was founded by Tom Fife in 1886 who named it after a goose that visited the meadow one evening and stayed the night.[3]
Fife donated a portion of his homestead to the Boy Scouts; the Grand Columbia council operates Camp Fife, a summer camp named in Fife's honor.
Goose Prairie was the former summer home of the 20th century United States Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.[4] Eric Sevareid interviewed Douglas in Goose Prairie for the CBS Reports documentary Mr. Justice Douglas broadcast Sept. 6, 1972.[5] The Yakima Valley Museum has a 16mm film of the program in its collection which can be viewed online.[6]
It is also where Kay Kershaw and Isabelle Lynn operated the Double K Mountain Ranch; they played a key role in the designation of the nearby William O. Douglas Wilderness area.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Prairie, Washington
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Camp Fife History
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 126. ISBN 9780918664006. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ.
- ^ "Outdoor Location" Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Sept. 3, 1972.
- ^ W.O.D. Interview (press "access this item" to view)
- ^ Preliminary Guide to the Double K Mountain Ranch Records 1958-1972
[edit] Further reading
- Kathleen Tresham Anderson. Birds, Bats & Bailing Wire. Lulu.com, 2009. ISBN 0557061784
- William O. Douglas. Of Men and Mountains. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.
- Bruce Allen Murphy. Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas. New York: Random House, 2003. ISBN 0394576284
- Jack Nelson. We Never Got Away. Yakima, WA: Franklin Press, 1965.
[edit] External links
- GOOSEPRAIRIE (blog)
- Camp Fife official website
- Yakima Memory (photos from the collection of the Yakima Valley Museum)
- Isabelle Lynn and Kay Kershaw At The Double Kay Mountain Ranch in Goose Prairie Washington/Chinook Pass
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