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WASHINGTON. |
WASHINGTON, together
with Oregon, comprised a
territory long held in dispute by
the United States and Great
Britain. There was a joint
occupation of this section by
both nations until 1846, when the
American Government, by treaty,
acquired undisputed possession.
Its history is identical with
Oregon. The earliest modern
explorer of the Washington Coast
was Juan Perez in 1774. In 1778,
Captain James Cook, a celebrated
English navigator, made careful
explorations along the coast. In
1787 Captain Barclay Law, and in
1788, Captain Meares explored the
Strait under the British flag,
and fur-traders cruised along the
coast, buying sea-otter furs from
the Indians. In 1789 Captain
Robert Gray, an American sea
captain, entered several
Washington harbors, and two years
later, discovered and named
Gray's Harbor, then he ascended
for twenty-five miles the great
river, to which he gave the name
of his ship, the Columbia. |
In 1805
Lewis and Clark, with an
exploring party of American
soldiers, descended the Clear
Water, Snake, and Columbia rivers
to the Pacific Ocean and wintered
on the coast. The first
settlement was at Turnwater in
1845. The growth of Washington
was very slow until the
construction of the railroads.
These made connections with the
East and also southward to
California. Ever since a very
prosperous development has taken
place. |
ILLUSTRATIONS. |
Mount
Tacoma; Indians on their Way to
Hop-Picking;
Big Lumber. |
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