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Washington State Historical Timeline 3 - Timeline Help
Washington State Historical Timeline 3 of 6 from 1839 to 1858 at Timeline Help.
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| Jesuit Pierre-Jean DeSmet founds missions in Washington and Idaho.
Charles Wilkes explores the flora and fauna of Washington.
John C. Fremont maps the topography of the Rocky Mountains.
Marcus Whitman leads thousand pioneers on Oregon Trail, called the Great Migration.
President James K. Polk launches his plan to fix the border line.
The Oregon Treaty signed by the US and Great Britain sets the northwestn boundary at the 49th parallel.
The Cayuse Indians destroy the Walla Walla mission of Marcus Whitman Whitman Mission.
The Pacific Northwest is now official U.S. territory, called the Oregon Territory.
Euro-American pioneers of the Denny Party found Seattle. Indian Appropriations Act of 1851.
Isaac Stevens governor.
The Washington Territory is created.
Thirteen land treaties are signed between the US government and the Native American tribes in the Washington Territory. Including the Treaty of Point Elliott in 1855 and the Stevens Treaties of 1854 - 1855.
The Yakima War between the United States and the Yakama people.
The Walla Walla Treaty Council ends with the Treaty with the Walla Walla, Cayuse and Umatilla.
LaFayette McMullen governor.
First Northwest railroad, the Cascade Railroad starts to operate. Gold rush in the Okanogan area.
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| Bibliography of the Washington State Historical Timeline Gulick, B (1996). Traveler's History of Washington. Roadside Historical Guide.
Crutchfield, J (2007).
It Happened in Washington.
Lewarne, C (2003). Wa State.
Pollard, L (1937). History of the State of Washington in 4 Volumes.
Soden, D (2008). Historic Photos of Wa State.
Thornton, R (1966). WSU, the Hill. Collection of illustrations and essays highlighting the history of Washington State University.
Meany, E S (2009). History of the State of Wa. |
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