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in 1543 pacific northwest claimed by spain
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In 1579 the Washington coast sighted by Sir Francis Drake and claimed for England
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Russian explorers reach alskan islands and coast and trade with native peoples for sea other pelts.
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In 1776 British explorer captain James Cook concluded that the northwest passage did not exist.
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On august 7 1786, The US congress decided to build a monument in honr of George Washington
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George Washington is elected the first president of the United States.
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In 1792 Robert Gray discovered and claimed the Columbia River for the United States.
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In 1810 the Northwest Company made Spokane part of their trading company
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Spokane was founded as a trading company post by the Northwest Fur Company in 1810
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Northwes Company established a trading post in 1810
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In 1812 the U.S. dominated the fur trade
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Judson Bay Company establishes Fort Vancouver
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In 1833, the Washington National Monument Society was founded on order to raise money for the monument.
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the Know-Nothings were a nativist political party established in the 1850's.
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First settlement was at Alki Point in 1851
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Setters from the Denny Party find what would become Seattle.
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in 1853 washington territory was created
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Spokane River settled in 1871
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Spokane falls was incorporated in 1881
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Northern Pacific Railroad completed to Tacoma, linking Washington to the East
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November 11,1889 Washington became the 42nd state of the U.S.
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In 1893 the Great Northern Railway arrived
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In 1897 the first shipment of gold from the Klondike reaches Seattle
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Seattle public market was originally established in 1907 the longest on going market.
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Women gain the right to vote in Washington.
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In 1914 the panama canal was opened
