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The Washington Territory was a historic organized territory of the United States that was formed in February 8, 1853 from the portion of the Oregon Territory north of the lower Columbia River and north of the 46th parallel east of the Columbia. A first draft of the bill named the area "Columbia Territory," but the name honoring George Washington was proposed by Congressman Richard H. Stanton of Kentucky.
Washington Territory (green) in 1853 State of Oregon (blue) with Washington Territory (green... east of the Columbia was organized into the Washington Territory. In February 14, 1859, the territory... to the Washington Territory...
commercially important crab in Washington's territorial waters... Aleutian Islands in Alaska to Santa Cruz, California. They are named after Dungeness, Washington, a town now known as Old Town, Washington or Old Town Dungeness, Washington, which is located approximately...
The Snoqualmie are a group of Coast Salish Native American peoples from the Snoqualmie Valley in east King and Snohomish Counties in Washington state. The Snoqualmie settled onto the Tulalip Reservation after signing the Point Elliott Treaty with the Washington Territory in 1855. They have tried...
Washington Territory (a position which carried with it the title of Superintendent of Indian Affairs for that... Washington Territory, where he took up his post as governor officially in November of that year. Stevens was..., as the majority of the citizens of Washington Territory saw Meeker as being on the side of the...
George Suckley (1830-1869) was an American physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of the Washington and Oregon territories in the 1850s, and describer of several new fish species. He was... (with James G. Cooper) Natural History of Washington Territory (1859...
Quileute is a group of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States. The Quileute people settled onto reservation lands after signing a treaty with the former Washington Territory in 1855. The reservation's main population lives in LaPush, Washington. The Quileute...
Quinault (tribe) is a group of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States. The Quinault people settled onto reservation lands after signing a treaty with the former Washington Territory in 1856. The reservation's main population lives in Taholah, Washington. There...
the former Washington Territory on January 22, 1855. The reservation's main population lives near Poulsbo, Washington. The Suquamish tribe linguistically belongs to the Salishan family of languages... Suquamish is a group of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States...
the continental divide was formerly part of the Washington Territory, whereas most of the area east... Idaho Territory in 1863 Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming territories in 1868 The Idaho Territory was the formal name of the U.S. territory that existed from 1863 to 1890. The...
and opened a prison for Washington Territory there in 1875. It became a federal penitentiary when Washington became a state in 1889. Its most famous inmate was probably Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of... McNeil Island is an island in Puget Sound, located just west of Steilacoom, Washington at 47°12...