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Wenatchee, Washington — Apple Capital Was Engineered

Wenatchee's apple reputation can look inevitable once the irrigation system disappears into the background.

It was not.

The valley is dry.

Railroads connected growers with distant markets, but water made intensive orchards possible.

Irrigation moved that water onto sunny benches and slopes suited to tree fruit.

Packing houses, cold storage, box manufacturers and transportation networks grew around the result.

Apples became the public symbol of a much larger engineered agricultural system involving horticultural science, migrant labor, refrigeration and logistics.

The regional economy later diversified into cherries, pears, wine grapes, hydropower, medicine and commerce.

Subdivisions replaced many orchards.

Still, Wenatchee's most famous product remains a compact explanation of the city.

An apple here is partly fruit.

It is also infrastructure.

Local Resources

Chelan County legal resources

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Courts
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County Offices
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Law Enforcement
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Attorney & Legal Office References
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Courts

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  • Chelan County District Court

    District Court

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    350 Orondo Ave, Fl 4, Wenatchee WA 98801-2885
    509-667-6600

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  • Chelan County Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

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    401 Washington Street, Wenatchee WA 98801
    509-667-6350

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  • Chelan County Superior Court

    Superior Court

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    401 Washington St, Fl 5, Wenatchee WA 98801-4197
    509-667-6210

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County Offices

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  • Chelan County Assessor

    Assessor

    Chelan County reference

    Address not published

    County office website

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  • Chelan County Auditor

    Auditor / Recorder

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    Address not published

    County office website

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  • Chelan County Clerk

    Court Clerk

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    Address not published

    County office website

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  • Chelan County Treasurer

    Treasurer

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    Address not published

    County office website

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Law Enforcement

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  • Chelan County Sheriff's Office

    county sheriff

    Chelan County reference

    Address not published

    Agency website

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  • Wenatchee Police Department

    police department

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    Address not published

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Attorney & Legal Office References

32 listed

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