Washtucna, Washington (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Washtucna is a town in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 260 at the 2000 census. The town was named for a lake 12 miles from the town in Franklin County which was in turn named after a Palouse Indian chief.George Bassett, an Iowan settler homesteaded the future site of Washtucna in 1878 with his wife Alice Lancaster Bassett. Their goal was to raise horses, and until 1900 their ranch was the site of an annual roundup of wild horses. In 1882, the first Post Office in Adams County was established with Bassett as postmaster. The post office was taken over by T.C. Martin in 1894 who then opened the first store in Washtucna.