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Montana (Montana, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
rated at Port Townsend......May 7, 1892 Legislative deadlock over election of United States Senator......1893 State expended about $200,000 for magnificent display at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago......1893 University of Washington reorganized and relocated on new campus of 355 acres within city limits of Seattle......March 14, 1893 Office for engineer corps of United States army located at Seattle, having jurisdiction of Washington, Alaska, northern Idaho, and western Montana......1896 Office of quartermaster's department of the United States army located at Seattle......1896 New United States army posts located at Spokane and Seattle......1896 President Cleveland, by proclamation, increased the forest reserve area in this State to 8,110,080 acres......Feb. 22, 1897 Arrival of steamship Portland at Seattle with $750,000 in Alaska gold-dust precipitated the Klondike gold rush......July, 1897 Governor Rogers called for the State's quota (one reg
Mount Rainier National Park (Washington, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
roclamation, increased the forest reserve area in this State to 8,110,080 acres......Feb. 22, 1897 Arrival of steamship Portland at Seattle with $750,000 in Alaska gold-dust precipitated the Klondike gold rush......July, 1897 Governor Rogers called for the State's quota (one regiment) of volunteers in the American-Spanish War, which regiment later achieved a fine reputation in the Philippines......May, 1898 United States assay office located at Seattle......July, 1898 Mount Rainier National Park created......1899 Power of Snoqualmie Falls brought by electricity to Seattle and Tacoma......1900 Pay office of the United States navy established at Seattle......1901 Port Orchard naval station, enlarged, becomes Puget Sound navy-yard......July, 1901 First contracts let for work on the United States government canal between Puget Sound and Lake Washington......1901 State undertakes work of making a geological survey under auspices of scientists in State University
Fayetteville, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
Yakimas at Waiilatpu, by commissioners from Governor Stevens......June 11, 1855 Indian war begins; Indians attack eighty-four soldiers under Maj. G. O. Haller, sent from Fort Dalles, Oct. 3, for the Yakima country......Oct. 6, 1855 Three families massacred by Indians in White River Valley......Oct. 28, 1855 Indians under Leschi, Owhi, and Tecumseh, attacking Seattle, dispersed by shells from the sloop-of-war Decatur......Jan. 26, 1856 Indians defeated in an attack on troops at White River......March 8, 1856 Yakimas and Klikitats sweep down upon the Cascades, massacre the family of B. W. Brown, March 26, and besiege the garrison until relieved by troops under Colonel Wright......March 28, 1856 Leschi, arrested November, 1856, is three times tried for murder and condemned, and is finally hanged......Feb. 19, 1858 Col. George Wright subdues the Coeur d'alenes and Spokanes, and executes treaties of peace at the mission on a branch of the Coeur d'alenes......Sept. 17
Medicine Lake (Washington, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
te school for defective youth established at Vancouver......Jan. 26, 1888 Washington admitted to the Union......1889 Constitution framed by a convention which meets at Olympia, July 3; ratified by the people, 40,152 to 11,879. Articles for woman suffrage and prohibition are rejected......Oct. 1, 1889 President proclaims Washington a State from......Nov. 11, 1889 Cities of Seattle, Spokane, Ellensburg, and Vancouver visited by disastrous fires......1889 New insane asylum at Medical Lake erected......1889-90 Legislature passes the Australian ballot bill......March 19, 1890 State normal school established at Cheney......March 22, 1890 Soldiers' home established at Orting......March 26, 1890 Reform school established at Chehalis......March 28, 1890 State normal school established at Ellensburg......March 28, 1890 Forty-five men buried under 20,000 cubic feet of rock by the premature explosion of a blast at Spokane Falls......Sept. 7, 1890 New legislativ
Kettle Falls (Washington, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
descends the Eld Inlet to Puget Sound......December, 1824 Convention with Russia at St. Petersburg, April 5-7, 1824, regulating fishing and trading on the Pacific coast, and fixing 54° 40′ as the northern boundary of the United States, ratified......Jan. 12, 1825 Dr. John McLoughlin, of the Hudson Bay Company, moves headquarters from Astoria to Vancouver, which thus becomes first settlement in present State of Washington......1825 Fort Colville built by the Hudson Bay Company at Kettle Falls, on the Columbia......1825 Nathaniel J. Wyeth, with twenty-one men, starts from Boston overland for Oregon, and with a remnant of his party descends the Columbia, arriving at Fort Vancouver......Oct. 29, 1832 Fort Nisqually built by Archibald McDonald 4 or 5 miles from the mouth of the Nisqually River.......1833 Mission station established at Waiilatpu, near Walla Walla, by the Revs. Whitman, Spaulding, and Gray......1836 Lieut. R. E. Johnson, of the United States exploring ex
Yakima (Washington, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
d with a remnant of his party descends the Columbia, arriving at Fort Vancouver......Oct. 29, 1832 Fort Nisqually built by Archibald McDonald 4 or 5 miles from the mouth of the Nisqually River.......1833 Mission station established at Waiilatpu, near Walla Walla, by the Revs. Whitman, Spaulding, and Gray......1836 Lieut. R. E. Johnson, of the United States exploring expedition, with three men from Nisqually, visits Forts Okanagan, Colville, Lapwai, and Walla Walla, and returns by Yakima River......May–July, 1841 Michael T. Simmons, with five families, settles at Tumwater, at the head of Budd Inlet, naming it New Market......October, 1845 Congress notifies Great Britain that the conventions of 1818 and 1827, for joint occupation of Oregon Territory (including Washington) will terminate after twelve months......Feb. 9, 1846 Smithfield, afterwards (1850) Olympia, founded by Levi L. Smith and Edmund Sylvester......1846 Indian massacre at the Presbyterian mission at Wai
Tumwater Lake (Washington, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
Pacific coast, established by John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company......April 12, 1811 Fort Okanagan, built by David Stuart on the Okanagan, a branch of the Columbia......August, 1811 Pierre Dorion and two others massacred by Indians on the Snake River......January, 1814 Fort Walla Walla, on the Columbia River, built by the Hudson Bay Company......1818 Exploring party under James McMillan leaves Astoria, Nov. 18, 1824; ascends the Chehalis River to Black River, thence to Tumwater Lake; thence by an Indian portage it descends the Eld Inlet to Puget Sound......December, 1824 Convention with Russia at St. Petersburg, April 5-7, 1824, regulating fishing and trading on the Pacific coast, and fixing 54° 40′ as the northern boundary of the United States, ratified......Jan. 12, 1825 Dr. John McLoughlin, of the Hudson Bay Company, moves headquarters from Astoria to Vancouver, which thus becomes first settlement in present State of Washington......1825 Fort Colville bu
Spokane River (United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
vention which meets at Olympia, July 3; ratified by the people, 40,152 to 11,879. Articles for woman suffrage and prohibition are rejected......Oct. 1, 1889 President proclaims Washington a State from......Nov. 11, 1889 Cities of Seattle, Spokane, Ellensburg, and Vancouver visited by disastrous fires......1889 New insane asylum at Medical Lake erected......1889-90 Legislature passes the Australian ballot bill......March 19, 1890 State normal school established at Cheney......Marocated at Seattle, having jurisdiction of Washington, Alaska, northern Idaho, and western Montana......1896 Office of quartermaster's department of the United States army located at Seattle......1896 New United States army posts located at Spokane and Seattle......1896 President Cleveland, by proclamation, increased the forest reserve area in this State to 8,110,080 acres......Feb. 22, 1897 Arrival of steamship Portland at Seattle with $750,000 in Alaska gold-dust precipitated the K
West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
50,000 in Alaska gold-dust precipitated the Klondike gold rush......July, 1897 Governor Rogers called for the State's quota (one regiment) of volunteers in the American-Spanish War, which regiment later achieved a fine reputation in the Philippines......May, 1898 United States assay office located at Seattle......July, 1898 Mount Rainier National Park created......1899 Power of Snoqualmie Falls brought by electricity to Seattle and Tacoma......1900 Pay office of the United States navy established at Seattle......1901 Port Orchard naval station, enlarged, becomes Puget Sound navy-yard......July, 1901 First contracts let for work on the United States government canal between Puget Sound and Lake Washington......1901 State undertakes work of making a geological survey under auspices of scientists in State University and State Agricultural College......1901 Eighteen salmon fish-hatcheries established and maintained by the State......1891-1901 West Virginia
Pacific Coast (United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-washington
..May 11, 1792 Lieutenant Broughton, of the British navy, ascends Columbia River about 100 miles......October–November, 1792 Puget Sound discovered, named, and explored by George Vancouver......April–July, 1792 Lewis and Clarke United States government exploring expedition descends the Columbia River, reaching its mouth......Nov. 5, 1805 Capt. Meriwether Lewis explores the coast from Columbia River to Shoalwater Bay......Nov. 18, 1805 Astoria, first American settlement on Pacific coast, established by John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company......April 12, 1811 Fort Okanagan, built by David Stuart on the Okanagan, a branch of the Columbia......August, 1811 Pierre Dorion and two others massacred by Indians on the Snake River......January, 1814 Fort Walla Walla, on the Columbia River, built by the Hudson Bay Company......1818 Exploring party under James McMillan leaves Astoria, Nov. 18, 1824; ascends the Chehalis River to Black River, thence to Tumwater Lake;
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