Welcome to Yelm, Washington
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dzrt1st
N 46° 56.181 W 122° 37.031
10T E 529138 N 5198162
This is the Welcome sign when entering town on Hwy 507 from the South
Waymark Code: WM1D5T
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2007
Views: 77
The word “Yelm” comes from the Coastal Salish word “shelm” which means “shimmering heat waves from the sun.”
The Yelm Prairie was originally inhabited by members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. The first permanent American settlers came in 1853 to join the Hudson’s Bay Company sheep farmers who were already in the area.
With the coming of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1873, Yelm began to prosper having found an outlet for its agricultural and forestry products. Its economic base was further enhanced in the early 1900s when an irrigation company was formed in 1916, making Yelm a center for commercial production of beans, cucumbers, and berries.
Yelm was officially incorporated on December 10, 1924.
Type of community: Town
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More pictures of the sign would be great. Try and take a picture of yourself with it if you can!