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Clallam County, Washington Genealogy (view source)
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Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ^ "Milestones for Washington State History — Part 2: 1851 to 1900". [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5380 HistoryLink.org. 2003-03-06] for {{wpd|{{PAGENAME}}}} and towns within the county. {{Wikipedia|Adams County, Washington}}and http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7835 | Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from ^ "Milestones for Washington State History — Part 2: 1851 to 1900". [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5380 HistoryLink.org. 2003-03-06] for {{wpd|{{PAGENAME}}}} and towns within the county. {{Wikipedia|Adams County, Washington}}and http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7835 | ||
*The county is composed of the traditional lands of the Klallam (for whom it is named), Makah, and Quileute peoples. | *The county is composed of the traditional lands of the Klallam (for whom it is named), Makah, and Quileute peoples. | ||
*It was one of the first parts of Washington contacted by European explorers in the late 1700s, but did not see permanent settlement until after 1850. | *It was one of the first parts of Washington contacted by European explorers in the late 1700s, but did not see permanent settlement until after 1850. | ||
*The explorers brought European diseases that devastated Klallam, Makah, and Quileute populations, as they did all Northwest peoples. | *The explorers brought European diseases that devastated Klallam, Makah, and Quileute populations, as they did all Northwest peoples. | ||
*Beginning around 1851, the first settlers in the future Clallam County staked claims at New Dungeness. | *Beginning around 1851, the first settlers in the future Clallam County staked claims at New Dungeness. | ||
*U.S. President Millard Fillmore establishes Washington Territory on March 2, 1853. | *U.S. President Millard Fillmore establishes Washington Territory on March 2, 1853. | ||
*Washington Territorial Legislature creates Clallam County on April 26, 1854. | *Washington Territorial Legislature creates Clallam County on April 26, 1854. | ||
*Henry R. Webster and others succeeded in establishing a trading post at Neah Bay in 1857. | *Henry R. Webster and others succeeded in establishing a trading post at Neah Bay in 1857. | ||
*In 1878, Luther and Esther Ford and their children settled 15 miles inland from La Push on the fertile open ground known as Indian Prairie. | *In 1878, Luther and Esther Ford and their children settled 15 miles inland from La Push on the fertile open ground known as Indian Prairie. | ||
*President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) created the Quiluete Reservation at La Push by executive order. | *President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) created the Quiluete Reservation at La Push by executive order. | ||