Prosser (Washington)
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Location in Washington
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Benton County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 12 ′ N , 119 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 4,838 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Height : | 203 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99350 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-56450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1512582 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofprosser.com | ||
 District court in Prosser |
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Prosser is a city in the US state of Washington . The place has 4838 inhabitants and is in Benton County , whose county seat (administrative seat) he is.
Located on the Yakima River , the town was founded in 1882 by William Farrand Prosser , a former colonel in the Union Army and Republican congressman . Originally called "Prosser Falls", the addition "Falls" was later dropped. Prosser was officially registered as a parish in 1899 and was the first administrative seat of the newly formed Benton County in 1905. At the beginning of the 1900s, the place received a connection to the railroad and an irrigation system.
Today the economy in Prosser is characterized by agriculture. Besides Yakima , Prosser is the most important trading center of the Yakima Valley AVA and offers good connections to a large number of wine-growing businesses. The place describes itself as the "birthplace of the wine industry" in Washington.
Prosser is just off Interstate 82 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Prosser History. Prosser Chamber of Commerce, accessed June 3, 2009 .
- ↑ Community History & Information. City of Prosser, accessed June 3, 2009 .