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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.
Washington Territorial Timeline To recognize the 150th anniversary of the birth of Washington, the State Archives has created a historical timeline of the Pacific Northwest and Washington Territory. With the help of pictures and documents from the State Archives, the timeline recounts the major political and social events that evolved ...
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.
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 ...
Current events; Random article; ... Timeline of Washington history may refer to: Timeline of Washington (state) history; Timeline of Washington, D.C.
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.
HistoryLink is an online encyclopedia of Washington state history. The site has more than 8,100 entries and attracts 23,000 weekly visitors. [2] It has 500 biographies and more than 14,000 images. [3] [4]
There are at least three listings in each of Washington's 39 counties. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] more than 1,500 are in Washington.