Editing Lyle, Washington (section)

== History ==

Established around 1859, the community was originally called "Klickitat Landing". The first European settler was Egbert French, who arrived from [[Ohio]]. In 1866, French sold his holdings to James O. Lyle from [[The Dalles, Oregon]], who moved to the north bank of the [[Columbia River]].<ref name="History_Link">{{cite web| title=Klickitat County — Thumbnail History |author1=Becker, Paula |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/7800 |website=HistoryLink.org Essay 7800 |publisher=Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation |access-date=12 May 2024 |date=2006-06-10}}</ref>

A post office was soon established with Lyle as one of the first postmasters, and with mail delivered by steamer from the opposite shore. [[Steamboat]] operation lasted until the North Shore Railroad was completed. When the [[Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway]] came to town in 1908, its line passed somewhat north of the town. The present townsite was plotted in 1909, and the older townsite became known as "downtown". The nearest airport is 8.4 miles away in Dallesport, WA and was a grass strip in the early 1920's, then The U.S. Corps of Engineers built the current airfield in 1942 as a World War II training facility.<ref name="History_Link"/>