Editing Moxee, Washington (section)

==History==
Moxee was first settled by Mortimer Thorp and several [[French-Canadian]] farmers who arrived in 1867. A [[hot spring|warm spring]] on the Thorp ranch emitted steam year 'round and never froze. It was known as "Moxee" by the native people, a [[Sahaptin]] word for an edible root,<ref>{{cite book |last= Bright |first= William |title= Native American placenames of the United States|year= 2007 |publisher= University of Oklahoma Press |isbn= 978-0-8061-3598-4 |page= 299}} online at [https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C Google Books]</ref> and was the name was adopted for the settlement. Over time, the community has been variously known as: "Artesian", "Moksee", "Moxie", "Moxee City", and "Moxee."<ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/wash/yakima/post.htm Post Offices of Yakima County] downloaded February 12, 2009.</ref>

The sandy soil and mild climate of the region were ideal for growing [[hops]] used in the brewing of [[beer]], and for growing [[grapes]]. By the turn-of-the century, the Northern Pacific Railroad had completed a railway line nearby and [[irrigation]] projects were being constructed making rich farmland available to new settlers. This attracted more French and French-Canadian farmers who had first immigrated to northern [[Minnesota]] and northern [[Michigan]]. A French school was established on La Framboise Road and masses at Holy Rosary Parish were said in [[French language|French]] up to World War I.

The town of Moxee City was incorporated on April 27, 1921.<ref>[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/wpnv2.asp Tacoma Public Library, ''Washington Place Names''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709222942/http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/wpnv2.asp |date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> Street and road names in the vicinity, such as Charron, Faucher, Rivard, Beaudry, Desmarais, Robillard, Beauchene, Gamache, Champoux, Morrier, and St. Hilaire, continue to reflect Moxee's French-Canadian heritage. However, almost one-third of residents are of Hispanic descent today.

In 2016, several homes near Moxie were evacuated because of the [[Range 12 fire]], which ultimately destroyed over tens-of-thousands of acres  in [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morey|first=Mike |title=Yakima Training Center blaze prompts evacuations for homes along Rattlesnake Ridge |date=July 30, 2016|url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-training-center-blaze-prompts-evacuations-for-homes-along-rattlesnake-ridge/article_ddf98830-56b8-11e6-884a-abeaf23aebfc.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |newspaper=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]] |language=en}}</ref>