Update: Sunday June 4th at 2pm Living History performance featuring Ed Burlingame, portrayed by Tom Williams, will now include a bus tour to the still-active and extraordinary irrigation project built by Burlingame in the 1890s. See first-hand the impact of the water system as it is today.
The bus is also planning to drive by Washington's Little Grand Canyon the Touchet Formation and learn about the Missoula Floods.
There are only a limited amount of seats available on this bus tour. The bus tour is expected to take longer than an hour, so plan accordingly.
RSVP by Friday June 2nd
call 509-525-7703 or send us an email to info@fwwm.org Limited seats available!
In 1893, Burlingame arrived in Walla Walla to inspect the plans for an ambitious irrigation project and stayed to dig the ditch that bears his name today. The Burlingame Ditch turned more than 5,000 acres of sagebrush into productive farmland. More than one hundred years after its completion, the Burlingame Ditch still conveys water by gravity within its earthen banks.
Ed Burlingame is portrayed by Tom Williams.