GLCEventDiscovered by Spain_NCNoteBruno de Hezeta lands on the Washington coast and claims the area for Spain. On his return south, he sees the mouth of the Columbia River. Rhttp://www.wshs.org/text/timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 28, 2001.'George Vancouver Maps Pacific NorthwestfaCaptain George Vancouver compiles the first truly extensive maps of the Northwest coastline. chttp://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/PNWTimeline.htm Taken from the Internet, January 02, 2002.Lewis and Clark Expedition,yz Fort ClatsopsLewis and Clark enter Washington and stay at Fort Clatsop on the south side of the mouth of the Columbia River. Rhttp://www.wshs.org/text/timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 28, 2001.US Explores WashingtonRUnited States naval expedition, headed by Charles Wilkes, explores Washington. Rhttp://www.wshs.org/text/timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 28, 2001.%First American Settlers in Washington>The Tumwater pioneers were the first European-American settlers on Puget Sound. Led by Michael T. Simmons and George Washington Bush, they left their homes in Missouri for a new life in the West. In the October of 1845, exhausted and almost out of supplies, the 28 people of the Simmons-Bush party arrived at the falls of the Deschutes River. Here they built their first crude log cabins to survive the winter. In the spring of 1846 they plowed land for their farms, and built the first grist mill (a mill for grinding flour) on the lower falls of the Deschutes. They named their settlement New Market, later changed to Tumwater, a Native American word meaning "noisy water."ihttp://www.tumwater.wa.us/ResearchCenter/Pioneers-%20page%201.htm Taken from the Internet, Jan 02, 2002. Oregon TreatyOregon Treaty peacefully designates the 49th parallel as the northern boundary of the United States, extending its previous line from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.dhttp://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/PNWTimeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.Donation Land Claims ActThe Act creates a powerful incentive for settlement by offering 320 acres at no charge to any adult U.S. Citizen (640 acres to married couples) who agree to occupy their claims for five years. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 30, 2001.First African-American Citizen;SeattleManuel Lopes (1812-?), Seattle's first black citizen, arrives in 1852. Lopes is a barber and his barbershop is the village's first black-owned business. He plays the snare drum, and is known for his generosity to his customers -- loggers, millhands, sailors, and miners. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.Seattle SettledSeattleKArthur Denny, Carson Boren, and William Bell select Donation Land claim sites on the eastern portion of Elliott Bay. Most of the original settlers relocate from the settlement of "New York" on Alki Beach in April, and name their new community Duwamps (or Dewamps). This event marks the beginning of the development of Seattle. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 30, 2001.Washington Territory CreatedFarmers living north of the Columbia River successfully argue for Congress to declare the region Washington Territory. It encompasses land east to the Rocky Mountains that are today Idaho and part of Montana.dhttp://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/PNWTimeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.Territorial University OpensSeattleThe cornerstone had been laid early that year, on May 21, 1861. The university opened with 30 students and one teacher, Asa Shinn Mercer (1839-1917). Primary grade subjects were taught along with other subjects. It was not until 1902 that the university abolished preparatory subjects and became an institution of higher learning exclusively. This occurred several years after the university's 1895 move to its present campus on Lake Washington. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.!Seattle Gazette Begins PublishingSeattleSeattle Gazette publisher is J. R. Watson. With its first newspaper, Seattle becomes the fourth town in Washington Territory with its own newspaper. The others are Olympia, Steilacoom, and Walla Walla. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.Mercer Girls Arrive-SeattleTo increase the supply of teachers and women in the Puget Sound area, Seattle resident Asa Mercer recruits women from the East Coast. Their ages range from 15 to 35. The contingent travels from New York via the Isthmus of Panama and San Francisco. Most teach school and then marry. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.%Railraod Links Washington to the EastuTacomaRNorthern Pacific Railroad completed to Tacoma, linking Washington to the East. Rhttp://www.wshs.org/text/timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 28, 2001.Becomes a State_On November 11, 1889, Washington becomes the 42nd State of the United States of America. On February 22, 1889, the United States Congress passes an act enabling the territories of Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana to seek statehood. This is the first enabling act passed by Congress since Colorado became the 38th state in 1876. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 30, 2001.Women Can Vote}Washington state's male electorate ratifies Amendment 6 to the state constitution granting women the right to vote. Breaking a 14-year gridlock in the national woman suffrage crusade, the state becomes the fifth in the nation to enfranchise women. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 30, 2001.Lake Washington Floating Bridge9On June 5, 1940, the first automobile crosses the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. The bridge crosses Lake Washington from the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle to the north end of Mercer Island and crosses to the east side of Lake Washington south of Bellevue. The bridge is the largest floating structure built by the human race. On November 25, 1990, after a week of high winds and rain, the 50-year old Lake Washington floating bridge breaks apart and plunges into the mud beneath Lake Washington. Since it took some time for the bridge to sag and finally crack apart, news cameras were poised and ready to show post-Thanksgiving TV viewers a once-in-a-lifetime telecast of the demise of the historic I-90 span. Shttp://www.historylink.org/welcome.htm Taken from the Internet, December 30, 2001.-Interrment of Washington's Japanese Americans<PuyallupAt the end of April 1942, the first of Seattle's Japanese community was shipped off to Puyallup. There was a military precision to the maneuver complete with timetables, contingency plans and mandated routes. Within a week the more than 2,500 Japanese Americans of Seattle had been transported to Puyallup. The once bustling streets of Chinatown were filled with boarded up stores, hotels and businesses. By the end of May more than 7,000 people were living in Camp Harmony. They had primarily come from Seattle and its surrounding communities, including approximately 1,200 people from the Tacoma area, with a small contingent from Alaska. They were to stay in Puyallup for four months until being shipped out to the Minidoka Relocation Center, in southern Idaho, in late August. mhttp://www.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/harmony/Exhibit/transport.html Taken from the Internet, Jan 02, 2002.First TV Station2ESeattleFWashington's first TV station (KING-TV) begins broadcasting in SeattleRhttp://www.wshs.org/text/timeline.htm Taken from the Internet, December 28, 2001.'First American Women to Top Mt. EverestxStacy Allison and Peggy Luce of Washington state became the first and second U.S. women to reach the top of Mt. Everest.`http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/timelne5.htm Taken from the Internet, December 29, 2001.