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9 stories

  1. The Sunnyside Canal Sale

    Irrigation officials discuss selling the Sunnyside Canal system to the U.S. government to secure Yakima Valley land rights.

    May 26, 1905The Kennewick CourierSunnyside, Yakima CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Fruit Orchard Purge of 1916

    As fruit growers in the Yakima Valley panic and rip out their orchards to plant alfalfa, one local paper warns that the cycle of boom and bust is as predictable as the rising sun.

    Dec 17, 1915White Bluffs SpokesmanSunnyside, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Desert to Bloom in Sunnyside

    A major irrigation project backed by the Northern Pacific Railroad promises to transform 60,000 acres of arid land.

    Oct 16, 1890The Yakima HeraldSunnyside, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Four-Year Schoolhouse Commute

    A rural school district finally completes its long-delayed migration, ending years of hardship for pupils and teachers.

    Oct 10, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanSunnyside, Yakima CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  5. The Fight for the Sunnyside Belt Line

    Residents are firing back at rumors of railroad abandonment, insisting their fertile soil promises a profitable future for the Northern Pacific.

    Dec 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanSunnyside, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

  6. Sunnyside’s Eight-Ton Alfalfa Boast, Put to the Test

    A North Yakima skeptic doubted the valley’s famous hay yields. A local correspondent polled the oldest growers and came back with a table—and a defense of the district’s sales pitch.

    Sep 1, 1902The RanchSunnyside, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust

  7. The Suspicious Sunnyside Blaze

    A doctor's Ford car is reduced to ashes in Sunnyside while en route to Kennewick under mysterious circumstances.

    Aug 26, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterSunnyside, Yakima CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Desert Road District

    Sunnyside boosters launch a pioneering bid to link the Inland Empire highway to the isolated Priest Rapids district.

    May 8, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanBarrel Springs, Sunnyside, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  9. A Three-Year Winning Streak Dies on the Question of Military Training

    Kennewick's high school debaters argued the affirmative for military drill in Washington schools and ran into a Sunnyside team that had all the good evidence — their first loss in three years.

    Dec 21, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterSunnyside High School, Sunnyside

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