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The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington.
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]
Historical international territory in the present State of Washington: . Oregon Country, 1818-1846 . Anglo-American Convention of 1818; Provisional Government of Oregon (extralegal), 1843-1849
The remaining portion of the territory to the east of the present state is added to Washington Territory. June 15: An American settler on San Juan Island kills a pig owned by a British colonist, initiating military occupation of the island by both nations while peaceful negotiations between both nations determine the formal international boundary.
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 ...
Washington Territory before the Civil War was the most remote place in the United States from the theater of conflict. Additionally, Washington Territory only had peace with the local Indians for three years when the Civil War began and the few settlers there were just recovering from the fear and economic strain those wars had caused them.
Fort Colville was a U.S. Army post in the Washington Territory located three miles (5 km) north of current Colville, Washington.During its existence from 1859 to 1882, it was called "Harney's Depot" and "Colville Depot" during the first two years, and finally "Fort Colville".
Legislators approved the site, and in 1887, the state began transferring prisoners to the Washington Territorial Prison from Saatco Prison, a privately owned facility that was shut down in 1888 because of its poor living conditions. [81] [82] The first inmate was a local, William Murphy, who was serving an 18-year sentence for manslaughter. [83]