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Washington State Library Digital Collections – Historical Maps

Washington State Library Digital Collections – Historical Maps

From the desk of Jeff Martin The State Archives and the State Library hold extensive map collections dealing with the Washington State and the surrounding region. This new blog post shows two more examples. The first map shows military stations occupied and abandoned as of January 1881; railroads existing and projected; wagon roads, and lighthouses. The map has been reduced in size for presentation. Author Symons, T. W. (Thomas William), 1849-1920. Title Map of the Department of the Columbia /…

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So, what DO you buy for a 160th anniversary?

So, what DO you buy for a 160th anniversary?

(Map courtesy of Washington State Library) Unless you really excel at Washington history, you probably didn’t know that this Saturday marks the 160th anniversary of the creation of Washington Territory. (Believe it or not, there is a word – tetracentennial – for such a rare occasion.) Before 1853, the land north of the Columbia River was part of Oregon Territory, established in 1848. But settlers north of the Columbia soon were demanding their own territory. On Feb. 8, 1853, Congress…

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