Editing Asotin, Washington (section)

==History==
The name Asotin is derived from a [[Nez Perce language]] term meaning "eel creek."<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref><ref name=nalpfl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_qtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4528%2C2636723 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |last=Shreve |first=George |title=Asotin was always small, but not always peaceful |date=April 8, 1980 |page=2B}}</ref> It was founded in 1878 by Alexander Sumpster. A river ferry stop at Asotin was set up by 1881.<ref name=majors/>

In 1931, Herbert Niccolls Jr., a 12-year-old, was convicted of the murder of the [[Asotin County]] sheriff.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=February 4, 2006 |title=Twelve-year-old Herbert Niccolls Jr. shoots and kills Asotin County Sheriff John Wormell on August 5, 1931. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/7634 |work=HistoryLink.org |accessdate=December 2, 2022}}</ref>