Prosser (Washington)

Benton County

53-56450

Prosser is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. The town has 4,838 inhabitants and is located in Benton County, whose county seat ( county seat ) he is.

Located on the Yakima River town was founded in 1882 by William Farrand Prosser, a former colonel in the army of the Union and Republican congressman. Originally called " Prosser Falls", was no need to add " if " later. Prosser was officially registered in 1899 as a church and in 1905 the first county seat of newly formed Benton County. At the beginning of the 1900s the city was a port on the railroad as well as an irrigation system.

Today the economy is dominated by agriculture in Prosser. In addition to Yakima Prosser is the most important commercial center of the Yakima Valley AVA and offers easy access to a variety of vineyards. The place bills itself as " the birthplace of the wine industry " in Washington.

Prosser is located directly on the Interstate 82