Everything about The Washington Territory totally explained
The
Washington Territory was a historic
organized territory of the
United States that was formed in
February 8,
1853 from the portion of the
Oregon Territory north of the lower
Columbia River and north of the 46th parallel east of the Columbia. A first draft of the bill named the area "Columbia Territory," but the name honoring
George Washington was proposed by
Congressman Richard H. Stanton of
Kentucky.
The territorial capital was
Olympia, and the territory's first governor was
Isaac Stevens.
The original boundaries of the territory included all of the present day
State of Washington, as well as northern
Idaho and
Montana west of the
continental divide. Upon the admission of the
State of Oregon to the union in 1859, the eastern portions of the Oregon Territory, including southern Idaho, portions of
Wyoming west of the
continental divide (then
Nebraska Territory), and a small portion of present-day
Ravalli County, Montana were annexed to the Washington Territory.
In 1863, the area of Washington Territory east of the
Snake River and the 117th meridian was reorganized as part of the newly created
Idaho Territory, leaving the territory within the current boundaries of the State of Washington, which was admitted to the Union on
November 11,
1889 as the 42nd
U.S. state.
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