- College Place — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)
College Place is aptly named, since the story of the city is dominated by the story of the college it hosts. Until the founding of Walla Walla College in 1892, the land that is now known as College Place was sagebrush-covered land three miles west of the city of Walla Walla…
- College Place votes for incorporation on December 18, 1945. (historylink.org)
On December 18, 1945, residents of College Place, located immediately southwest of Walla Walla, vote 193 to 145 to become an incorporated city. Walter Bunch attracts the votes of all but five of those casting ballots for mayor. At the time of incorporation, a survey finds the city to have a population of 1,851. By 2013, the population will grow to 8,875, with the town’s economy centered primarily, as it was at the turn of the century, on the presence of Walla Walla University.
- College Place, Washington (Wikipedia)
College Place is a city in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. It neighbors the larger city of Walla Walla, and had a population of 10,090 per Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) population estimates.