Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Historical museum in Wenatchee, United States.
The Wenatchee Valley Museum occupies two historic buildings across three floors with exhibits exploring life along the Columbia River and the region's development. Collections feature artifacts from different periods along with a detailed model train layout recreation.
The museum was founded in 1939 by the Columbia River Archaeological Society. It is housed in two historic buildings with three floors of displays interpreting life along the Columbia River in Eastern Washington. Its exhibits include 11,000-year-old Clovis points found in East Wenatchee in 1987 and petroglyphs recovered before the Rock Island Dam was built.
The museum displays Native American crafts and ways of life through objects recovered before dam construction altered the landscape. Visitors can see how local farming and trade have shaped the community across generations.
The museum occupies two historic buildings with three floors of displays, so allow time to move between them. It is closed on Mondays and public holidays, and guided tours can be booked in advance. Special programs such as silent films with the 1919 Wurlitzer organ and the annual Environmental Film Festival run through the year.
The propeller on display was damaged when Clyde Pangborn skid-landed Miss Veedol in the hills of East Wenatchee in 1931, after he and Hugh Herndon dropped the wheels and landing gear in flight to keep the plane's weight down.
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