Methow Indians

Historical marker location:

164 Pateros Mall, Pateros, Washington

( Marker can be reached from Commercial Avenue north of Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.)

The Hanford Site, located in southeastern Washington, was a major production facility for nuclear weapons during World War II and the Cold War. Today, it is the most contaminated nuclear site in the United States and is undergoing a massive cleanup effort.