CONGRATS MELKEMEL FOR FTF - 10-23-2017
This is the Original 1922 location of the TeaPot Dome Filling Station on Hiway 410
The Teapot Dome Service Station was originally located on Hwy. 410 between Zillah and Granger. (It was handcrafted by Jack Ainsworth in 1922. He built it inspired by the Harding Administration Teapot Dome Scandal. The store next to the Teapot was the Old Dalton Trading Co. General Country Store built by Jack Ainsworths’ father in 1902. In 1928 Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Thomas purchased the Teapot. They operated the gas station along with a store fountain built on the same site. This was an era when gasoline dealers gave people something to look at and tell their friends about when they got home.
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In 1978 the construction of I-82 forced the removal of the building from its’ original location. ... moved with the help of the State Dept. of Transportation some 1.2 miles to it's second site at 14691 Yakima Valley Highway... which you can see the round foundation and next to it is Eglet's Seedling Park and an Ironworks Teapot Gazebo. N 046 23.227 W 120 14.093
In 2007, the Teapot was listed on the "Most Endangered List. In 2012 the Teapot was moved to its current location at 117 First Avenue, Zillah, Washington. N 046 24.283 W 120 16.168
History of the Yellowstone Trail......
In 1912, a group of small town businessmen in South Dakota undertook an ambitious project to create a useful automobile route, across America. At a time when roads weren't marked, there were few maps and slippery mud the usual road surface. By 1914, towns would create trail markers along the trail. They painted anything: posts, telgraph poles, rocks, sandstone hoo-doos; they made metal signs with the Trail name and some with only a black arrow on yellow background; sometimes with just a yellow "R" or "L" to guide the traveler to the correct direction. Keep your eyes open and you may spot an undiscovered sign.
The Yellowstone Trail Asn. located a route, motivated road improvements, produced maps and folders to guide traveler, and promoted tourism.
Today, almost all of the route of the YT is on slower, less traveled roads. Some sections, especially in the West, have remained little changed and are a delight to visit. Until 1925, the YT traveled south from Spokane to Walla Walla then up through the Yakima Valley and on to Ellensburg. After 1925 the route changed to travel from Spokane west to Wenatchee.
The concrete that was poured nearly a century ago was something of a cutting-edge experiment in road construction technology. Bidding was competitive and contractors were proud enough of their work that they stamped their name and the pour date into the pavement at regular intervals.
Information Sources:
http://www.yellowstonetrail.org/
http://www.cityofzillah.us/teapot.html
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1418