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FLEMING-178 Front
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- c. 1962 (Creation)
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The name Wenatchee is from the Indian word, which was We-na-tcha or We-na-tchi, meaning "river issuing from a canyon." In 1805, Lewis and Clark used the word Wahnahchee in referring to this location. The name has been adopted for other geographical features on the east side of the Cascade Mountains in north central Washington State. Wenatchee is a city on the Columbia River at the mouth of the Wenatchee River in southeast Chelan County. It is a fruit growing center, and was incorporated January 7, 1893. circa 1962.