Washington Territory
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Name (Hebrew)
וושינגטון (טריטוריה)
Name (Latin)
Washington Territory
Other forms of name
Columbia Territory
Wash. Ter
Wash. Terr
Territory of Washington
Coordinates
-90.11611111 -90.11611111 43.42416667 43.42416667 (gooearth )
Associated country
United States
See Also From tracing place name
Washington (State)
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Sources of Information
- Topography of Commencement Bay, Puget Sound, Wash. Terr., 19--
- Topography of Puget Sound, Wash. Ter. from Nisqually River to Totten Inlet, 19--
- Wikipedia, Aug. 6, 2008(Washington Territory: 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; 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)
- Encyc. Amer., 1999:v. 28, p. 407c (1853: Congress created the Washington Territory; 1889: Washington was admitted to the Union on Nov. 11)