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Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy (view source)
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*The first residents of the land and islands between Puget Sound and Hood Canal were called Suquamish. | *The first residents of the land and islands between Puget Sound and Hood Canal were called Suquamish. | ||
*1792 May | *1792 - May, British Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver mapped Puget Sound . | ||
*1850 - The big trigger to white settlement on the Kitsap Peninsula came with the California Gold Rush. | *1850 - The big trigger to white settlement on the Kitsap Peninsula came with the California Gold Rush. | ||
*1853 - March 2, U.S. President Millard Fillmore establishes {{wpd|Washington Territory|Washington Territory}}. | |||
*1855 - Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens persuaded the tribes to sign the Point No Point and Point Elliott treaties, in which they ceded their lands to the United States. | *1855 - Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens persuaded the tribes to sign the Point No Point and Point Elliott treaties, in which they ceded their lands to the United States. | ||
*1857 July 13 | *1857 - July 13, Slaughter County was officially formed and Port Madison became the county seat. Voters changed the name to Kitsap County. | ||
*1880s - The United States government chose Port Orchard as the site of a repair facility to help support naval operations in the Pacific Ocean. | *1880s - The United States government chose Port Orchard as the site of a repair facility to help support naval operations in the Pacific Ocean. | ||