EARLY HISTORY OF THE TERRITORY AND STATE OF WASHINGTON

AS most people know, the present State of Washington was, at first, a part of the Old Oregon Territory. This area was claimed by both the United States and England. In 1846 the present boundary between the Oregon Country and Canada was established.

Washington Territory was established in 1853. It comprised the present State of Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Isaac Stevens was the first territorial governor.

Washington was admitted to the Union as a state, with present boundaries, November 11, 1889.

Lumbering, farming, and stock raising have been important industries since the earliest territorial days, and are still important. Fishing, manufacturing, and trade are all important.

The climate varies from the warm, moist climate of the western part of the state, to the hot summers and cold winters of the eastern part.