Gorge Heritage Museum

State
Washington
County
Klickitat County
City
Cook
Postal Code
98605
Location
202 East Humboldt Street
Phone
509-493-3228

Gorge Heritage Museum in Klickitat County County is rich in Klickitat County heritage, constituting several churches and a collection of artifacts. Gorge Heritage Museum’s collections include furniture, history DVDs, obituaries, and local history books, preserved and displayed for recreational and educational purposes.

The history of the Gorge Heritage Museum traces back to the 1909 Gothic Revival Church. The site houses numerous churches arising within the 20th century and are of different denominations.

Apart from the 1901 Gothic church, the Gorge Heritage Museum includes:

  • Cook memorial annex and gardens.
  • The ranch house.

Gorge Heritage Museum is located in Cook City at 202 East Humboldt Street, Cook, Washington, 98605. Gorge Heritage Museum is a non-profit corporation owned by Klickitat County Heritage Museum Non-Profit Corporation.

Gorge Heritage Museum Services

The Gorge Heritage Museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, invest and display the culture and history of Klickitat County county. In delivering its mandate, the Gorge Heritage Museum partners with the public in collecting important artifacts such as pictures and tools.

The Gorge Heritage Museum offers the following services to the public:

  • Members of the public are granted free admission to the Gorge Heritage Museum.
  • The Gorge Heritage Museum rents the church building for small gatherings. The building has a kitchen, meeting area, a restroom and is ADA-accessible.
  • The Gorge Heritage Museum offers employment and volunteer opportunities.
  • The Gorge Heritage Museum offers ticket sales, membership registrations to help fund its operations.
  • The Gorge Heritage Museum holds events and fundraisers throughout the year to help raise funds for supporting its operations.

Gorge Heritage Museum Collections

The Gorge Heritage Museum has a wide variety of collections and continues to add more in partnership with the Gorge Heritage Museum’s members and the general public. The following collections are in the custody of the Gorge Heritage Museum:

  • Klickitat County County historic artifacts.
  • Klickitat County County Furniture
  • Tools
  • Klickitat County County Pictures
  • A collection of newspapers since 1898
  • Klickitat County County local history books
  • Klickitat County County Maps
  • Klickitat County County pamphlets
  • Oral history DVDs
  • Obituaries
  • Klickitat County County School pictures.

You may reach Gorge Heritage Museum for any inquiries by calling their offices at 509-493-3228 or visiting their official website.

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.