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Welcome To Kittitas County
WA
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ittitas County is a
county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 46,205 in a 2017 census estimate. Its county seat and largest city is Ellensburg. The county was created in November 1883 when it was carved out of Yakima County. Kittitas County comprises
the Ellensburg, Washington, Micropolitan Statistical Area. There are numerous interpretations of the county’s name, which is from the language of the Yakama Nation. According to one source, it “has been said to mean everything from ‘white chalk’ to ‘shale rock’ to ‘shoal people’ to ‘land of plenty’”. Most anthropologists and historians concede that each interpretation has some validity
depending upon the particular dialect spoken. The county was organized in November 1883 by the Washington Territorial Legislature, carved from the northern part of Yakima County. Indigenous peoples known as Kittitas (or Upper Yakima) occupied the lands along the Yakima River for hundreds of years before the present era. The Kittitas Valley was a traditional gathering place for tribes east of the Cascades. White settlers began pouring into the Kittitas Valley in the late 1850s. Their arrival forced dislocation and displacement of the native inhabitants, who were eventually forced into the Yakima Indian Reservation. White settlers introduced livestock raising, crop farming, dairying, logging, lumber processing, and mining. The abundant grassland and the generally-favorable terrain made beef and cattle production become the county’s mainstay. That was assisted by the introduction of railways into the area and the largescale irrigation systems introduced in the 1930s. Wheat planting in Kittitas Valley began in 1868. The county’s first flour mill was established near Ellensburg in 1873. Production of alfalfa was also seen from the county’s early days. Lumber extraction was an important county activity from its early days, mostly in the west end. Logging camps were established near the county’s three largest lakes (Cle Elum, Kachess, Keechelus). Mining for coal and minerals was established by the mid-1880s.
Aardvark Food Hut 521 State Route 906 Snoqualmie Pass (425) 578-4456 Arnie’s Horseshoe Sports Bar 106 W 3rd Ave Ellensburg (509) 925-4044 Bakery House 206 N Peoh Ave Cle Elum (509) 674-9746 Beau’s Pizza & Pasta 124 E 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-9798 Blustery’s 301 Main Vantage (509) 856-2434 Caboose Bar & Grill 115 E 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-0467 Cafe Nicholas Catering 601 W University Way Ellensburg (509) 925-3544
China Inn 1003 W University Way Ellensburg (509) 925-4140
Gunnars Bistro 811 Hwy 970 Cle Elum (509) 674-6774
Colin Pizza 408 N Main St Ellensburg (509) 925-7070
Gunnars Coffee Shop 115 W 1st St # 2 Cle Elum (509) 674-2524
Curlys II Bar & Grill 108 Main St Kittitas (509) 968-4189
Homestead Restaurant 801 Hwy 970 Cle Elum (509) 674-5956
Daily Bread & Mercantile 306 S Main St Ellensburg (509) 925-2253
Intermountain-Radioshack 208 Street Cle Elum (509) 674-5859
El Caporal Mexican Restaurant 107 W 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-4284
Jenikka’s Coffee House Inc 1300 N Dolarway Rd # 1 Ellensburg (509) 925-3632
Ginkgo Petrified Forest Interstate 90 Exit 136 Vantage (509) 856-2700
Kiku Chan Japanese Food 702 E University Way Ellensburg (509) 962-1200
Golden Dragon 1302 S Ruby St Ellensburg (509) 925-2272 Great Spot 801 E 1st St # A Cle Elum (206) 643-7723
Koletty’s Koffee 105 E Umptanum Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-7632 Liberty Cafe 19601 Hwy 97 Cle Elum (509) 857-2030
Los Cabos 1318 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-7898
Roslyn Cafe 201 E Pennsylvania Ave Roslyn (509) 649-2763
Los Cabos Mexican Rstrnt-Cntn 812 W Davis St Cle Elum (509) 674-5790
Soup Bowl 429 N Main St Ellensburg (509) 933-3354
Mountain High Hamburgers 2941 W Sparks Rd Easton (509) 656-3037 Old 3 8381 State Route 903 Ronald (509) 649-3301 Panda Garden 207 N Main St Ellensburg (509) 925-2090 Parkside Cafe 2560 E Sparks Rd Easton (509) 656-2531 Parlour Car 105 N Pennsylvania Ave Cle Elum (509) 260-0722 Piccadilly Pizza & Subs 4400 Bullfrog Rd Cle Elum (509) 649-2260 Quiznos 409 S Main St # 2 Ellensburg (509) 933-1536 Red Bird Cafe 102 E Pennsylvania Ave Roslyn (509) 649-3209
Sportland Mini Mart 4400 Bullfrog Rd Cle Elum (509) 649-2260 SUBWAY 207 W 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-3777 SUBWAY 1005 E University Way Ellensburg (509) 925-4422 SUBWAY 1512 Hwy 97 Ellensburg (509) 925-5310 Tacos Chalito 209 S Main St Ellensburg (509) 962-5643 Teriyaki & Wok 1210 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 933-7030 Twin Pines Drive In 1901 Hwy 970 Cle Elum (509) 674-4362 Udder Place 1503 Hwy 97 Ellensburg (509) 925-4290 Village Pizza 105 W Pennsylvania Ave Roslyn (509) 649-2992
Conoco 2300 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-6161 Dollar Tree 417 N Pine St Ellensburg (509) 962-3828
18th Street Grocery & Deli 1801 N Walnut St # 1 Ellensburg (509) 925-3949 7-Eleven 1001 E University Way Ellensburg (509) 925-1605 7-Eleven 112 W University Way Ellensburg (509) 925-3483 Ameristar 1710 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 962-2116 AMPM 410 Gladmar Rd Thorp (509) 964-2013 ARCO 410 Gladmar Rd Thorp (509) 964-2013 Astro Express Mart 1703 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 962-9527 Bi-Mart Pharmacy 608 E Mountain View Ave Ellensburg (509) 925-6996
Broadway Flying J 2300 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-6161 Broadway Truck Stop 2300 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 962-3999 Cenex 501 1/2 W 2nd Ave Ellensburg (509) 925-3378 Chevron Station 1710 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 962-2116 Circle K 1600 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-1703 Circle K 204 S Main St Ellensburg (509) 925-2679 Conoco 102 E 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-2202 Conoco 1503 Hwy 97 Ellensburg (509) 962-3104
Dollarway Chevron Mini-Mart 1404 N Dolarway Rd Ellensburg (509) 962-2747 Exit 115 Mini-Mart 801 S Main St Ellensburg (509) 968-3037 Exxon 1600 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-1703 Flying B Mini Mart 1307 N Dolarway Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-9270 Flying J Travel Plaza 2300 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-6161 Fred Meyer 201 S Water St Ellensburg (509) 962-0515 Gillon Chevron 201 W 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-5353 Grocery Outlet 705 N Ruby St Ellensburg (509) 933-2385 Happy’s Market 207 W University Way Ellensburg
(509) 925-3500 Johnny’s Market 100 Main St Kittitas (509) 968-3073 LA Estrella LLC 400 S Main St # 3 Ellensburg (509) 933-3371 Maggie’s Pantry 107 W Pennsylvania Ave Roslyn (509) 649-3771 Midstate Farm Supply 417 W 3rd Ave Ellensburg (509) 925-3525 Owen’s Meats 502 E 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-2530 Phillips 66 1503 Hwy 97 Ellensburg (509) 962-3104 Phillips 66 1716 S Canyon Rd Ellensburg (509) 925-9270 Piccadilly Pizza & Subs 4400 Bullfrog Rd Cle Elum (509) 649-2260 Rosauers Supermarkets 200 E Mountain View Ave Ellensburg (208) 772-5722 Roslyn Grocery 101 W Pennsylvania Ave Roslyn (509) 649-3367 Safeway 804 W 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-2580
Safeway 400 N Ruby St Ellensburg (509) 962-5096
Vantage General Store 551 Main St Vantage (509) 856-2803
Sears Hometown Store 505 N Pearl St Ellensburg (509) 925-3101
Vantage Texaco Main Street Sta 401 Main St Ellensburg (509) 856-2811
Shell 2600 E Sparks Rd Easton (509) 656-2360 Shell 801 S Main St Ellensburg (509) 968-3037 Smitty’s 1503 Hwy 97 Ellensburg (509) 962-2949 Spirit Mart 320 Main St Ellensburg (509) 856-2807 Sportland Mini Mart 4400 Bullfrog Rd Cle Elum (509) 649-2260 Storey Service Station 1310 E 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-5349 Summit Deli & Gas 521 State Route 906 Snoqualmie Pass (425) 434-6688 Super 1 Foods 200 E Mountain View Ave Ellensburg (509) 962-7770 Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall 220 Gladmar Rd Thorp (509) 964-2474
Victoria Town Ctr Cle Elum (509) 674-3912 Warrior’s 901 W 1st St Cle Elum (509) 674-3897