Washington State History

Hubert Bancroft in the late 1800’s wrote a monumental work titled “Bancroft’s Works.” The following information comes from volume 31 titled History Of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, 1845-1889. 

• The First Settlements of Washington State, 1845-1853
  • Washington Pioneers 1844-1852
  • Settlers in King County from Oregon
• Building the New Territory, Washington, 1845-1853
  • Petitioners of Territory of Columbia
  • Indian Captives of Washington from the Vessel Georgiana
  • Road Builders and Settlers Olympia to the Sound, 1853
• Governor Stevens, Washington Legislature, Building a New State, 1853-1855
  • Political Parties
    • Gilmore Hays
    • Joseph Cushman
  • First Legislative Assembly
  • County Organizations
    • Washington Counties Organized
  • Land Claims and Land Titles
    • Washington Petitions for Land Law Separate from Oregon
    • Hudson’s Bay Company Forts
  • Stevens In Eastern Washington
    • Washington Settlers from Oregon
• Washington Indian Wars, 1855-1856
  • Map of the Attack on Seattle
  • Map of the Upper and Lower Cascades of Columbia River
  • Washington Blockhouses or Stockades erected during Indian War
  • Walla Walla Campaign of the Oregon Volunteers
    • Mounted Volunteer Companies engaged in the Indian War, Mason’s administration
  • Operations of the Second Oregon Regiment
    • Indian Fight of the 7th, 8th, and 9th of December of 1858
• Indian Wars Continue, 1856-1858
  • New Battalions
    • Southern Battalion of Washington
    • Second Regiment of Washington Volunteers
    • Washington Pioneers and Solders in the Indian War
• Washington Politics through Four Administrations, 1855-1867
  • Biography of Bezaleel Freeman Kendall
  • The University
  • University of Washington, 1862
• Gold Discoveries and Town Making in Washington State, 1861-1863
• Washington Territorial Division, Elections, and Legislature, 1863-1886
  • Steamboats, Tug boats and River Craft in Washington
  • Washington Insane Asylum
  • Washington Councilmen, 1879
  • Leading Citizens of Spokane Falls, Washington
• Growth of Washington, Constitution Ratified
  • Delegates of Washington Convention, July 4, 1889
  • First Senators and Representatives of Washington
  • Brief Bios of Washington Senators and Representatives
• Washington Resources And Industries
  • Lumber and Ship Building in Washington
    • Vessels lost at Sea, Harbors or Rivers
  • Lumber Industry in Washington
  • Coal Mining in Washington
    • Map of the King County Coal-Fields
  • Farming in Washington
    • Map of Eastern Washington
  • Fish and Fish Products in Washington
  • Cattle, Sheep and Horses in Washington
  • Other Resources and Industries of Washington
  • Early Settlers of Washington State
    • Map of Haro Archipelago
  • Tumwater, Vancouver, Port Townsend Washington (lists some settlers)
  • Seattle, New Tacoma, and Olympia Washington(lists some settlers)
    • Railroads of Eastern Washington Map
  • Vanishing Towns and Old Settlements of Washington (lists some settlers)
  • Washington Counties and their Towns (lists some settlers)
  • Historic Churches of Washington
  • Historic Schools of Washington
  • Printing and Newspapers of Washington
  • Indian Reservations of Washington
  • History of Transportation in Washington
  • History of Railroads in Washington