How Washington Territory looked in 1884
Did you ever hear of Chehalis County? Did you know that Ellensburg’s name once had an “h” at the end? Were you aware of a town called Ainsworth where Pasco now stands? You can discover all of these little factoids by looking at this 1884 railroad map of Washington Territory, found in the State Library’s Digital Collections under Historical Maps. The map reveals a handful of railroads snaking through just a few parts of Washington at the time. No east-west…