Ellensburg: Central Washington University and the Kittitas Valley Rodeo
Ellensburg sits in the Kittitas Valley in central Washington, roughly equidistant from Seattle and Spokane on Interstate 90. The city is the county seat of Kittitas County. The Kittitas Valley is a broad bowl of grass and hay land between the Cascade Range to the west and the Stuart Range to the north, with the Yakima River running south through the valley.
Central Washington University is the largest employer in Ellensburg. Founded in 1891 as the Washington State Normal School, the university enrolls approximately 11,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus occupies a substantial portion of the north end of town and its architectural landmarks include Barge Hall, built in 1894, and the Chimposium, a research facility that housed chimpanzees studied for language acquisition until 2013.
The Ellensburg Rodeo, held annually over Labor Day weekend since 1923, is one of the larger professional rodeos in the Pacific Northwest and is part of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit. The rodeo is tied to the Kittitas County Fair, which runs concurrently. Downtown Ellensburg centers on Pearl Street and features a district of brick buildings preserved from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries following a fire that destroyed much of the town in 1889.
Agriculture in the Kittitas Valley centers on hay production, particularly timothy hay that is exported to Japan and other Asian markets, as well as cattle ranching. Cold winters and warm summers characterize the continental climate of the valley. Population is approximately 20,000 without counting the student population. The city incorporated in 1883.
The Ellensburg School District serves public schools in the city and the surrounding valley. The airport on the south side of town, Bowers Field, is used for general aviation and wildland firefighting operations.
Sites that serve Ellensburg as part of their escort coverage appear in the Escortservice.com directory. Its function ends at listing. Escortservice.com never arranges meetings, confirms licensing, or intervenes in transactions. Access requires a minimum age of 21.
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Ellensburg sits in the Kittitas Valley in central Washington, roughly equidistant from Seattle and Spokane on Interstate 90. The city is the county seat of Kittitas County. The Kittitas Valley is a broad bowl of grass and hay land between the Cascade Range to the west and the Stuart Range to the north, with the Yakima River running south through the valley.
Central Washington University is the largest employer in Ellensburg. Founded in 1891 as the Washington State Normal School, the university enrolls approximately 11,000 students across undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus occupies a substantial portion of the north end of town and its architectural landmarks include Barge Hall, built in 1894, and the Chimposium, a research facility that housed chimpanzees studied for language acquisition until 2013.
The Ellensburg Rodeo, held annually over Labor Day weekend since 1923, is one of the larger professional rodeos in the Pacific Northwest and is part of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit. The rodeo is tied to the Kittitas County Fair, which runs concurrently. Downtown Ellensburg centers on Pearl Street and features a district of brick buildings preserved from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries following a fire that destroyed much of the town in 1889.
Agriculture in the Kittitas Valley centers on hay production, particularly timothy hay that is exported to Japan and other Asian markets, as well as cattle ranching. Cold winters and warm summers characterize the continental climate of the valley. Population is approximately 20,000 without counting the student population. The city incorporated in 1883.
The Ellensburg School District serves public schools in the city and the surrounding valley. The airport on the south side of town, Bowers Field, is used for general aviation and wildland firefighting operations.
Sites that serve Ellensburg as part of their escort coverage appear in the Escortservice.com directory. Its function ends at listing. Escortservice.com never arranges meetings, confirms licensing, or intervenes in transactions. Access requires a minimum age of 21.
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