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  2. History of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "the Interior" in British Columbia), [1] is the inland region. The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the ...

  4. Timeline of Washington (state) history - Wikipedia

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    October 12: The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (which was a remnant of Typhoon Freda) strikes the Pacific Northwest, producing wind gusts up to 100 mph (160 km/h) in the Tacoma area. 1965 - April 29: A M w 6.7 earthquake centered 59 kilometres (37 mi) below Des Moines strikes the Puget Sound region. [20]

  5. Category:History of the Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    History of the Pacific Northwest region of Western North America. Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. A.

  6. Timeline of the American Old West - Wikipedia

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    Fort Astoria is established by John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company at the mouth of the Columbia River. It is the first American settlement on the Pacific coast. Jun 15–16: Most of the crew of the Tonquin, one of Astor's ships trading on Vancouver Island, are massacred by Tla-o-qui-aht Indians after the captain insults a chief.

  7. History of Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Although there is considerable evidence that Paleo-Indians lived in the Pacific Northwest 15,000 years ago, the first record of human activity within the boundaries of present-day Oregon came from archaeologist Luther Cressman's 1938 discovery of sage bark sandals near Fort Rock Cave that places human habitation in Oregon as early as 13,200 years ago. [11]

  8. History of Seattle - Wikipedia

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    This is the main article of a series that covers the history of Seattle, Washington, a city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Seattle is a major port city that has a history of boom and bust. Seattle has on several occasions been sent into severe decline, but has typically used those periods to successfully ...

  9. 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that started in Victoria on Vancouver Island and spread among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and into the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau, killing a large portion of natives from the Puget Sound region to Southeast Alaska.