Ainsworth is one of the most uncomfortable, abominable places in America to live in. You can scan the horizon in vain for a tree or anything resembling one. The heat through the summer is excessive, and high winds prevail and blow the sands about into everything. By the glare of the sun and the flying sands, one's eyes are in a constant state of winking, blinking, and torment, if nothing more serious results.[2]
When Franklin County was created from Whitman County in 1883, Ainsworth served as the county seat. At the time, a number of Chinese laborers also lived in Ainsworth - many of whom worked for the railroad and operated local businesses.
In 1884, a railroad bridge across the Snake River was completed. By 1885, many of the buildings in Ainsworth were either dismantled or moved to Pasco. The Chinese laborers also moved to the new town, and established their own district, but most of them left when the railroad work was completed and the work let up. In 1885, the State Legislature officially moved the county seat to Pasco.[3][4]
Over the years, Pasco increased in size and engulfed the original townsite.
Notes and referencesEdit
^Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 2.
^Washington Territory, Robert E. Ficken, p.134, Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA, ISBN0-87422-249-4
^"Franklin County -- Thumbnail History - HistoryLink.org".
ainsworth, washington, franklin, county, washington, town, located, northern, bank, mouth, snake, river, what, pasco, washington, ghost, townfranklin, county, washingtonainsworthshow, washington, state, ainsworthshow, united, statescoordinates, 027countryunite. Ainsworth Washington was a Franklin County Washington town located on the northern bank of the mouth of the Snake River in what is now Pasco Washington Ainsworth WashingtonGhost townFranklin County WashingtonAinsworthShow map of Washington state AinsworthShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 46 13 01 N 119 01 37 W 46 217 N 119 027 W 46 217 119 027CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyFranklinPlatted1879Time zoneUTC 8 Pacific PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT History EditAinsworth was built as a depot on the Northern Pacific Railroad and named after John C Ainsworth 1 president of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company The town was platted in 1879 Thomas Symons the US Army engineer at the site commented at the time Ainsworth is one of the most uncomfortable abominable places in America to live in You can scan the horizon in vain for a tree or anything resembling one The heat through the summer is excessive and high winds prevail and blow the sands about into everything By the glare of the sun and the flying sands one s eyes are in a constant state of winking blinking and torment if nothing more serious results 2 When Franklin County was created from Whitman County in 1883 Ainsworth served as the county seat At the time a number of Chinese laborers also lived in Ainsworth many of whom worked for the railroad and operated local businesses In 1884 a railroad bridge across the Snake River was completed By 1885 many of the buildings in Ainsworth were either dismantled or moved to Pasco The Chinese laborers also moved to the new town and established their own district but most of them left when the railroad work was completed and the work let up In 1885 the State Legislature officially moved the county seat to Pasco 3 4 Over the years Pasco increased in size and engulfed the original townsite Notes and references Edit Meany Edmond S 1923 Origin of Washington geographic names Seattle University of Washington Press p 2 Washington Territory Robert E Ficken p 134 Washington State University Press Pullman WA ISBN 0 87422 249 4 Franklin County Thumbnail History HistoryLink org Pasco Thumbnail History HistoryLink org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ainsworth Washington amp oldid 1177950777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
