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Washington State History (Ranney)

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The history of Washington includes thousands of years of Native American history before Europeans arrived and began to establish territorial claims. The region was part of Oregon Territory from 1848 to 1853, after which it was separated from Oregon and established as Washington Territory following the efforts at the Monticello Convention. In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state of the United States.

Thumbnail: MV Kalakala, a diesel powered ferry, at sea, at the time of the Century 21 Exposition at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. (CC BY 2.0 Generic; Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society)


This page titled Washington State History (Ranney) is shared under a CC BY license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Denise Ranney (WCC Library Open Textbook Collection) .

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