What do you know about two of the littlest towns in our state? Yes, Forks is the "home" of the Twilight stories and movies and Washtucna is near the amazing Palouse Falls. Have you been to either of these darling and interesting places?
Forks is a city on Washington's Olympic Peninsula (Clallam County) and was originally known as Quillayute. The Forks Timber Museum tells the story of the region's logging industry. Around the city, the Calawah, Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers are known for their abundance of steelhead and salmon. Just east of Forks, sprawling Olympic National Park features glacier-studded peaks and the moss-covered Hoh Rain Forest. To the west, rugged Rialto Beach is known for its rock formations. ― Google I also read that Forks bills itself as the Rainiest Town in the Contiguous U.S. Twilight brought the town to our attention and to this day there is still a Twilight Festival annually. Over 3000 people call Forks home (but there are NO vampires).
Washtucna is a farming town in Adams County, some 65 miles west of Pullman and 220 miles east of Seattle. The town derived its name from a nearby lake which was first named for a Palouse Native American chief. George Bassett, an Iowan, first homesteaded the area in 1878. Goal then was to raise horses. Soon the area was known for growing wheat and by 1891 some 30,000 bushels of wheat had been shipped out by railroad. Washtucna was officially incorporated on 27 Oct 1903 and as of 2010 census there were 208 people living there.
So, given a choice, which town would you like to visit? Too many choices of neat places to go and things to see in Washington!
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