Place Unit Type
State or Province
Containing Unit
United States of America
Date Type
Mount Baker in Washington Territory begins to erupt Crime/Disasters
Mount Baker in Washington Territory showing clear signs of volcanic activity Crime/Disasters
Name Type
Chehalis County, WT County
Clallam County, WT County
Clark County, WA County
Cowlitz County, WT County
Ferguson County, WT County
Jefferson County, WT County
King County, WT County
Klickitat County, WT County
Lewis County, WT County
Pacific County, WT County
Pierce County, WT County
Sahewamish County, WT County
San Juan County, WT County
San Juan Islands, WA Location or Site
Skamania County, WT County
Snohomish County, WT County
Spokane County, WT County
Stevens County, WT County
Thurston County, WT County
Wahkiacum County, WT County
Wallah Wallah County, WT County
Whatcom County, WT County
Whitman County, WT County
Date Title
New York Times, "The Joint Committee to Notify the President and Vice-President Elect," February 14, 1857
Washington (DC) National Era, "The Union," October 15, 1857
New York Herald, “The Hon. Joshua R. Giddings vs. the Administration and the Slave Power,” June 27, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Indian War on the Pacific Coast,” July 7, 1858
New York Herald, "The Mormons Brought to Terms," July 15, 1858
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Caught,” June 27, 1859
Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Troubles in Texas,” March 13, 1860
How to Cite This Page: "Washington Territory," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hddev.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/9323.