Remembering WA’s first Territorial Legislature
The House Journal entry for Feb. 27, 1854, the day the Territorial Legislature convened for the first time. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) As our state Legislature heads into the final stretch of its 2016 session, it’s worth noting that Washington’s first Territorial Legislature gathered 162 years ago tomorrow. It was on Monday, Feb. 27, 1854, when the first Territorial Legislature convened in Olympia for the first time in Olympia. Above is a photo showing page 1 of the…