Ephrata’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Ephrata. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ephrata was officially incorporated on June 21, 1909 and was given the county seat for the newly created Grant County.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ephrata’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ephrata’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEphrata Wall, 1992: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Ephrata
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Ephrata, decade by decade
3 historic places in Ephrata
3 places in Ephrata are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1975Grant County Courthouse
Listed 1997Bell HotelListed 2019Columbia Basin Project Irrigation Division Headquarters OfficeThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.