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=== Historical Facts === | === Historical Facts === | ||
*'''Parent County:''' | *'''Parent County:''' created 26 April 1854 from [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] County.<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | ||
*'''County Seat:''' Port Angeles | *'''County Seat:''' Port Angeles | ||
*Originally spelled Clalm. Named for the lands of the Klallam (Makah and Quileute tribes.) | *Originally spelled Clalm. Named for the lands of the Klallam (Makah and Quileute tribes.) | ||
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*29 January 1868, Quillehute County was created, but it reverted back to Clallam and Jefferson counties in 1870. Records created in both counties. | *29 January 1868, Quillehute County was created, but it reverted back to Clallam and Jefferson counties in 1870. Records created in both counties. | ||
==== Record Loss | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||