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It Happened in Washington

In It Happened in Washington you'll sail the seas along Washington's rugged coast, explore the untamed wilderness of the U.S.-Canada border, and climb to the summit of Mount Rainier. This collection includes thirty-three extraordinary episodes from Evergreen State history.

Avalanche at Ozette, circa 1480 —

Captain James Cook on the Washington coast, 1778 —

Claiming of the Columbia, 1792 —

Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific coast, 1805 —

Lost in the wilderness, 1812 —

Alexander Ross at Fort Nez Perces, 1818 —

Christening of Fort Vancouver, 1825 —

United States Exploring Expedition, 1841 —

Exploring Washington with John C. Fremont, 1843 —

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight", 1846 —

Whitman Massacre, 1847 —

Great railroad survey, 1853 —

Grant's life at Fort Vancouver, 1853 —

Battle of Seattle, 1855 —

Indian wars, 1858 —

Lieutenant Mullan's wagon road, 1859 —

Pig War, 1859 —

Northwest boundary survey, 1861 —

Exploration of the Olympic Peninsula, 1889 —

Seattle's departure point campaign, 1897 —

Edward Curtis meets success, 1898 —

Creation of Mount Rainier National Park, 1899 —

Mr. Weyerhaeuser's surprise, 1900 —

Capture of Harry Tracy, 1902 —

Great Yacolt fire, 1902 —

William Boeing's vision, 1916 —

Seattle general strike, 1919 —

Washington conservationist goes to court, 1939 —

Harnessing the mighty Columbia, 1942 —

Seattle World's Fair, 1962 —

Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 —

Potpourri of Washington Facts

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 160
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780762745708
  • Settings
  • Washington (state)
  • Genres
  • history
  • Release date
  • 2007