Palus Artifacts and Veterans Museum

Address: 426 E. Main St., Dayton, WA (across from the Columbia County Veterans Memorial)

The local American Legion, Frank Bauers Post 42, has provided the museum a collection of uniforms, pictures, artifacts and binders detailing local involvement in every war from the Indian Wars and Civil War through current conflicts.

The Palus Museum also features locally found artifacts from the Palus (Palouse) Indian tribe. Other exhibits focus on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), tools, early railroad memorabilia and more.

A nomadic people, the Palus tribe wintered near Palouse Falls. The year’s other seasons were spent hunting, collecting roots and berries, and fishing in the nearby Blue Mountains, the Dayton area and the Columbia Basin.

Horse races were regularly held on what is now Dayton’s Main Street.

OPEN (April–November) Fridays and Saturdays from 1–4 p.m.

Other times are by appointment. Call (509) 540-9560 or email bluemountainheritage@gmail.com.

Currently open by appointment only.