Quincy Washington - From Rails to Water #QuincyWashington #WashingtonHistory #EasternWashington

 

 

Quincy, Washington was built by the railroad — but transformed by water. 

In this episode, we explore the history of Quincy, from the arrival of the Great Northern Railway in 1892 and the struggles of the first homesteaders to the Columbia Basin Project that transformed this dry corner of Central Washington into remarkably productive farmland. 

We'll visit pieces of Quincy's early history, including the Reiman-Simmons House and Pioneer Church, and see how the arrival of irrigation water in the early 1950s changed the Quincy Valley forever. 

We'll also follow the railroad story from the Great Northern Railway to the BNSF trains that still pass through Quincy today, and look at another surprising chapter in the town's development: the arrival of large data centers drawn in part by the region's abundant hydroelectric power.

Quincy may not be a town of grand monuments, but its history can still be seen in the railroad tracks, farms and irrigation canals that surround it. 

The railroad created the town. 

Water gave it a future. 

And both are still here today. 

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