Title: History of Washington (state) - Wikipedia
Headings: History of Washington (state)
History of Washington (state)
Contents
Prehistory and cultures
Colony
Early European and American exploration
American–British occupation disputes
Early American Settlements
Eastern Washington
Puget Sound
Statehood
Progressive Era
1920s
Great Depression
World War II
Contemporary Washington
Eruption of Mount St Helens
Economy
Politics
See also
References
External links

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The history of Washington includes thousands of years of Native American history before Europeans arrived and began to establish territorial claims. The region was part of Oregon Territory from 1848 to 1853, after which it was separated from Oregon and established as Washington Territory following the efforts at the Monticello Convention. In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state of the United States. Contents
1 Prehistory and cultures
2 Colony
2.1 Early European and American exploration
2.2 American–British occupation disputes
3 Early American Settlements
3.1 Eastern Washington
3.2 Puget Sound
4 Statehood
5 Progressive Era
6 1920s
7 Great Depression
8 World War II
9 Contemporary Washington
9.1 Eruption of Mount St Helens
9.2 Economy
9.3 Politics
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Prehistory and cultures
Archaeological evidence shows that the Pacific Northwest was one of the first populated areas in North America. Both animal and human bones dating back to 13,000 years old have been found across Washington and evidence of human habitation in the Olympic Peninsula dates back to approximately 9,000 BCE, 3,000 to 5,000 years after massive flooding of the Columbia River which carved the Columbia Gorge. Anthropologists estimate there were 125 distinct Northwest tribes and 50 languages and dialects in existence before the arrival of Euro-Americans in this region. Throughout the Puget Sound region, coastal tribes made use of the region's abundant natural resources, subsisting primarily on salmon, halibut, shellfish, and whale. Cedar was an important building material and was used by tribes to build both longhouses and large canoes. Clothing was also made from the bark of cedar trees. The Columbia River tribes became the richest of the Washington tribes through their control of Celilo Falls, historically the richest salmon fishing location in the Northwest.