Plat map of Pataha City, (1913)<br>Standard atlas of Garfield County, Washington

Plat map of Pataha City, (1913)<br>Standard atlas of Garfield County, Washington

<br>Pataha Wash.--Maps<br>Garfield County--Washington (State)<br>Pomeroy, Washington (State)<br>Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.<br>Pataha-Alpowa Stage Coach<br>Houser Mill<br>Pataha Flour Mill

1 map: col., 17 x 24 cm.<br>Plat map from the Garfield County city of Pataha. Scale: 300'=1".<br>In 1881, the newly formed Garfield County held its county seat at Pataha City for one year. It transferred the next year three miles away to Pomeroy, Washington, but the fact that Pataha City held the honor even temporarily shows that the town was strong and growing at that point in time. The name Pataha is a Nez Perce word that means "bushy creek". The town incorporated in 1875, as more and more people began to settle there. It became a popular spot after the arrival of three economies: the shipping/transportation industry, winter wheat farming, and flour production. The Pataha-Alpowa stage line stopped in the town, and a shipping business running the Snake River was also established some time after. Prior to 1870, Pataha was mostly a cattle raising region, but soon prospered as a farming town with the introduction of a hearty strain of wheat. The future looked bright for Pataha until 1886. In that year the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company built a track running up to the town of Pomeroy and greatly improved transportation methods in the area. However, Pomeroy had long been Pataha City's rival, and refused to extend the line into the next town. Pataha City withered away when more and more businesses and farmers switched from shipping transport to the rails. The gristmill business (the Houser Mill or Pataha Flour Mill for example) continued on for a number of years due to a high international demand for its quality product. However, it too closed down by 1940, when the federal government placed costly and rigid regulations on small businesses.

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Standard atlas of Garfield County, Washington : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county : map of the state, United States and world : patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information : analysis of the system of U.S land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc.,

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WSU 149<br>G1488.G3 G46 1913

United States--Washington (State)--Whitman County--Pataha City
Pataha Creek