[7] Prior to 1850, the village Ntuatckam was estimated to have a population of 400 on the site of present day Cashmere.

The Wenatchee River, which runs through Cashmere, was historically home to coho, chinook, and sockeye salmon, as well as steelhead.

The Wenatchi people were displaced to the Colville Indian Reservation by the federal government, but still claim some fishing rights in the area.

He was succeeded in the 1870s by Jesuit missionary Father Urban Grassi who built the St. Francis Xavier Mission in 1873.

Not until 1900 did Cashmere become a flag stop and a small section house was built, manned by two employees.

This small building was preserved and today exists on the property of the Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village.

Within several years, better rail passenger service was demanded by citizens and a new, larger depot was built in 1903 and is also still standing in its original place.

Citing confusion of this town with another in northern Okanogan County (that no longer exists), that same year, Mission and the entire valley were renamed for Kashmir, as local judge James H. Chase claimed it resembled the foothills of that region.

Seattle investors purchased large tracts of land in and around Cashmere and constructed the town's first hotel and saloon in 1905.

In August 1931, a pow wow took place over the course of three days to call attention to the unfulfilled treaty agreements to the Wenatchi people, including the Wenatchupam Fishery, and boost the Cashmere economy.

The encampment was composed of tipis on the land of Mary Felix, one of the few Wenatchi people living in town, in Yaksum canyon.

It was estimated that nearly 700 Native Americans attended, including 250 Wenatchi who traveled from Colville and Yakama reservations.

[18]The Cashmere area has a rich history of tree fruit production, starting with the first pioneers.

With the construction of the Peshastin irrigation ditch in the 1890s, ranches and sagebrush gave way to lush orchards climbing up the walls of the valley.

In addition to apples, the soils and climate are ideal for the production of pears, with Bartlett and D'Anjou varieties well represented.

Beginning in the 1910s, a number of orchards were opened in Cashmere to take advantage of the area's balmy climate.

These timbers were of the highest quality because of the arid climate, which causes the trees to grow very slowly, keeping a tight grain.

In 1997, the city renamed two of its main streets to Aplets Way and Cotlets Avenue as part of a promotion requested by the company, who had threatened to move from the area.

The 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial is a monument in downtown Cashmere that is dedicated to victims and first responders of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Devil's Gulch mountain bike trail is said to be the premier downhill ride in the state of Washington, and is located just south of town.