Historical Marker
The Baker Railroad
Historical marker location:
7246 Old Highway 12, Walla Walla, Washington
( Marker is on Old Highway 12 near Frenchtown Road, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2011
Whitman Station.
The state's largest city, Seattle, was originally named "New York Alki" by its founders, which means "New York by and by" in Chinook Jargon, a trade language used by Native Americans and early settlers.