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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 6 0 Browse Search
Laura E. Richards, Maud Howe, Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, in two volumes, with portraits and other illustrations: volume 1 4 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ish184655,045 30Wisconsin1669Green BayFrench184853,924 31California1769San DiegoSpanish1850188,981 32Minnesota1846St. PaulAmericans185883,531 33Oregon1811AstoriaAmericans185995,274 34KansasAmericans186181,318 35West VirginiaEnglish186323,000 36NevadaAmericans1864104,125 37NebraskaAmericans186775,995 38ColoradoAmericans1876104,500 39North Dakota1780PembinaFrench188970,795 40South Dakota1857Sioux FallsAmericans188977,650 41Montana1827Fort UnionAmericans1889146,080 42Washington1845TumwaterAmericans188969,180 43Idaho1834Fort HallAmericans189084,800 44Wyoming1834Fort LaramieAmericans189097,890 45Utah1847Salt Lake CityAmericans189684,928 On Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress resolved that in all continental commissions where heretofore the words United Colonies have been used, the style be altered for the future to the United States. This domain now numbers forty-five States, six Territories, and one District, and various possessions, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Philippine
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, (search)
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 Waiilatpu; Dr. M. Whitman and family killed......Nov. 29, 1847 Fort Steilacoom, on Pu
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Washington, (search)
State of Washington, Created from Washington Territory, which was originally a part of Oregon, and was the most northwestern portion of the republic until Alaska was purchased. It is bounded on the north by Canada. The first American settlement in the limits of the State was at Tumwater, in 1845, by a few families who had crossed the plains. Before that the only white dwellers were employes of the Hudson Bay Company. Washington Territory was set apart from Oregon by act of Congress, March 2, 1853. When Oregon became a State, Feb. 14, 1859, Congress added to Washington Territory the region between the eastern boundary of that State and the Rocky Mountains, embracing the present State of Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming. The San Juan Islands, formerly claimed by Great Britain, were decided, in 1872, by the arbitration of the Emperor of Germany, State seal of Washington. to belong to the United States. Washington was admitted as a State in 1889. Olympia is the capit