Page "Grant County, Washington" Paragraph 2

Native American cultures in the area included the Interior Salish, Wenatchi, Okanagan.

The first white settlers began to arrive in the mid-to-late-19th century, primarily with the goal of raising livestock.

One government official described the area in 1879 as, "… a desolation where even the most hopeful can find nothing in its future prospects to cheer ...".