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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
Colville (originally founded as Pinkney City) | Located in Colville (originally founded as Pinkney City) | ||
[http://www.co.stevens.wa.us|Courthouse] is located at 215 S. Oak, Colville, WA, 99114. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information line 509-684-7512. | [http://www.co.stevens.wa.us|Courthouse] is located at 215 S. Oak, Colville, WA, 99114. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information line 509-684-7512. | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
The Territorial Legislature created Stevens | The Territorial Legislature created Stevens County on January 20,1863. It comprised almost all of Eastern Washington including the area east of the Cascade Mountains, northern Idaho, and part of Montana. Stevens County was named for Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the first governor and delegate to Congress. | ||
In 1864, the Territorial Legislature annexed Spokane county to Stevens county, this vast area included what is now Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties, it encompassed over 25,000 square miles. The breakup of Stevens | In 1864, the Territorial Legislature annexed Spokane county to Stevens county, this vast area included what is now Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties, it encompassed over 25,000 square miles. The breakup of Stevens County began in 1871, with the creation of Whitman County, followed by the re-creation of Spokane County in 1879, Okanogan County in 1888, Ferry County in 1899, and Pend Oreille County in 1911. What remained was the Stevens County we have today. | ||
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