Eagle Gorge

Eagle Gorge is a valley in the U.S. state of Washington.[1]

Materials yard for the Northern Pacific Railway Company, Eagle Gorge, 1887

Eagle Gorge was named for the fact eagles nest in the area.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Gorge
  2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 74.

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