After the Northern Pacific Railroad completed its line through Washington State’s Yakima Valley in the early 1880s, land ­speculators and the railroad itself began to aggressively advertise for new settlers. Posters and promotions were made in northern Europe as well as in eastern parts of the United States. This resulted in the arrival of many immigrants who not only spoke English as their second language but also brought customs, religious practices, and holiday traditions to the valley from their native countries. The French and Dutch formed a large part of the new settlement in the Moxee area, Finnish families transformed the […]