Yellepit
Yellepit, a town in the
southeastern part of Benton County, was named for a great chief of the Walla
Walla Indians, who was favorably mentioned by Lewis and Clark who gave him one
of the famous Jefferson medals. The chief was praised by other early
travelers. (David Thompson's Narrative, Champlain Society edition, page 490, not
by T.C. Elliott.) -
Origin of Washington Geographic Names 1923