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The official History of the Washington State Legislature states "As had been the case in 1882, in Thurston County, Democrats and anti-administration Republicans joined to form the People’s Party". [13] However a Washington local newspaper in 1865 listed the People's Party as one of the main competing parties in an election. [17]
November 11: Washington is admitted to the union as the 42nd U.S. state. 1890 - Washington State College was established and was later renamed Washington State University. Mount Rainier from Reflection Lake. 1899 - March 2: Mount Rainier National Park is established as the first national park in Washington.
The state of Washington is home to 24 of these landmarks, extensively highlighting the state's maritime heritage (with eight individual boats) and contributions to the national park movement (including three sites within Mount Rainier National Park, which is also listed), while recognizing a range of other aspects of its historic legacy.
Washington was named after President George Washington by an act of the United States Congress during the creation of Washington Territory in 1853; the territory was to be named "Columbia", for the Columbia River and the Columbia District, but Kentucky representative Richard H. Stanton found the name too similar to the District of Columbia (the national capital, itself containing the city of ...
History of women in Washington (state) (4 C, 18 P) Pages in category "History of Washington (state)" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total.
Historical Timeline of Events Leading to the formation of Washington State Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, from Washington State University; Early Washington Maps, more than 925 maps hosted by WSU "The Long Wait for Statehood, Why it took Washington 36 years and Idaho 26 years to achieve their goals", Columbia: Fall 1988; Vol ...
The Washington County Historical Society was born of a small group's vision for preserving local history. ... On Aug. 31, 1911, the WCHS was officially incorporated by the state of Maryland ...
The Washington State History Museum is a history museum located in downtown Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is operated by the Washington State Historical Society under the official approval of the Washington State Legislature .