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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]
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 ...
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.
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.
Oregon and Washington: Of the 38 sites in this park that commemorates the history of the Nez Perce people, two are in Washington: the Burial Site of Chief Joseph the Younger and Nez Perce Campsites at Nespelem. 5: Whitman Mission National Historic Site: June 29, 1936: Walla Walla: Walla Walla: This was the site of a mission founded by Oregon ...
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south.
The Washington County Historical Society was organized during a meeting in this building, the original site of the Washington County Free Library, at 21 Summit Ave. in Hagerstown.
HistoryLink.org Encyclopedia of Washington State History provides a collection of articles on Seattle and Washington State history, unparalleled in its niche. History of the Smith Tower; Seattle Museum of History and Industry. With the Seattle Room at the Seattle Public Library, hosts the most extensive archives about Seattle. Both have ...