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Hiking Club History Hikes in Kennewick, WA

Club hikes to the forts, mills, cabins and cemeteries on the record, with the route and the history planned out.

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Most community programs in Kennewick, WA reach the same thirty people. The Kennewick–Richland, WA metro area has about 324,334 residents, ranking 165th in the country. A history route that anyone can follow on their own reaches the rest.

On the record near Kennewick, WA

The 7 nearest

7 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Kennewick, WA.

  1. Kennewick Fruit & Produce Company Buildingunder a mile from the center of Kennewick · Building · Kennewick · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
  2. Moore, James, House1.2 miles from the center of Kennewick · Building · Pasco · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  3. Pasco Carnegie Library2.6 miles from the center of Kennewick · Building · Pasco · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  4. Franklin County Courthouse2.7 miles from the center of Kennewick · Building · Pasco · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  5. Kurtzman Park Mini Station3.3 miles from the center of Kennewick · Building · Pasco · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places
  6. Morningstar Baptist Church3.3 miles from the center of Kennewick · Building · Pasco · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places
  7. Johnson Bridge24 miles from the center of Kennewick · Structure · Lowden · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Kennewick, WA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Hiking Club Hikes in Kennewick, step by step

  1. 1

    Check the trail and the access to each site before you go

  2. 2

    Pack water, a charged phone and the offline map

  3. 3

    Hike to the first site and read the record on the spot

  4. 4

    Respect closed ground and view private sites from the trail

  5. 5

    Log the sites reached and mark any the record has wrong

What people in Kennewick, WA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Kennewick, WA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can our group in Kennewick, WA build its own route?

Yes. Pick the listed sites that fit your theme, add your own notes for each stop, and share the route with members or the public.

Do members need to download anything?

The map runs in a phone browser, so members can open a link and go. The app keeps track of badges for anyone who signs in.

How a visit works in Kennewick

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Kennewick, WA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Kennewick, WA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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