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Added US Ex Ex and Symonds exam on Upper Columbia
(Added NW Co Spokane House, Removed Willamette Valley reference.) |
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'''1836:''' Marcus Whitman established the second white settlement near present-day Walla Walla. | '''1836:''' Marcus Whitman established the second white settlement near present-day Walla Walla. | ||
'''1836-42''': [http://books.google.com/books/download/Narrative_of_the_United_States_Exploring.pdf?id=NnEFAAAAQAAJ&hl=en&capid=AFLRE73gF4YHV5iIet6hMj0W6Wdot36T-1aXQCgXdPageXAN7dfQgolzBzp4nTc7_n0RBVk_SFMAERvJNWjjVIOKVF19nMPAlA&continue=http://books.google.com/books/download/Narrative_of_the_United_States_Exploring.pdf%3Fid%3DNnEFAAAAQAAJ%26output%3Dpd United States Exploring Expedition] under Charles Wilkes in the territory. | |||
'''1846:''' The present boundary between the United States and Canada was established. | '''1846:''' The present boundary between the United States and Canada was established. | ||
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'''1878:''' Bannock War fight for their fields of Camas | '''1878:''' Bannock War fight for their fields of Camas | ||
'''1881:''' The Northern Pacific Railway reached Spokane. | '''1881:''' The Northern Pacific Railway reached Spokane. [http://books.google.com/books/download/Report_of_an_Examination_of_the_Upper_Co.pdf?id=YWsDAAAAYAAJ&hl=en&capid=AFLRE73NlEqHhYQvhrmjE6Wxt1cOBRF1ofdFP2esP-1QlP2wtfwEcq-5dzOll336hGhJMOJFZDnddDzqWg95RJ1PIufRtwn0dw&continue=http://books.google.com/books/download/Report_of_an_Examination_of_the_Upper_Co.pdf%3Fid%3DYWsDAAAAYAAJ%26output%3Dpdf%26hl%3Den Lt Thomas Symonds examined the Upper Columbia River and its territory]. | ||
'''1888:''' The transcontinental railroads reached Washington and brought a great influx of settlers. | '''1888:''' The transcontinental railroads reached Washington and brought a great influx of settlers. | ||