Grandview, Yakima County, Washington

"Grandview, a town in Yakima County. In 1906, F.L. Pittman and Elza Dean, members of the townsite company,
were searching for a name. While standing on the bank of an irrigating ditch, looking at the distant snow mountains, Adams and Rainier, Mr. Pittman remarked: 'What a grand view!' and Mr. Dean replied: 'That's the name.'"
Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923

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