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History of Washington

  • Exploring Wshington

    Exploring Wshington
    A Spanish explorer named Bruno de Heceta leads the first ever group of Europeans to set foot in Washington. This is a picture of Explorer Bruno de Heceta.
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark
    Lewis and Clark explored what is now Washington. Lewis and Clark reach the Picific Ocean at the begining of the Colombia River.
  • Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

    Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
    Marcus and Narcissa Whitman established a misson church near a place called Walla Walla. A misson church is a church that that is built by missonaries.
  • Cayuse War

    Cayuse War
    Native Anericans try to push whites off their land during the Cayuse war.
  • The Pig

    The Pig
    Great Britain and the U.S. almost went to war over a pig!
  • Washington is Here

    Washington is Here
    Washington finally becomes a state.
  • Women Vote

    Women earn the right to vote in Washington.