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The greatest influx of settlers started in the 1880s, when transport by rail became possible. The first of three transcontinental railroads to Washington was completed in 1888. Most of the settlers of the 1880s and 1890s were from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and other western, midwestern, and eastern states. Others came from Canada and Europe. | The greatest influx of settlers started in the 1880s, when transport by rail became possible. The first of three transcontinental railroads to Washington was completed in 1888. Most of the settlers of the 1880s and 1890s were from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and other western, midwestern, and eastern states. Others came from Canada and Europe. | ||
The Family History Library has copies of passenger and crew lists from Seattle (Port Townsend) from 1890 through 1921 (55 microfilms). Most Washington immigrants arrived in the United States through the port of New York or other east-coast ports. The Family History Library and the National Archives have records from 1820 to 1943. See | The Family History Library has copies of passenger and crew lists from Seattle (Port Townsend) from 1890 through 1921 (55 microfilms). Most Washington immigrants arrived in the United States through the port of New York or other east-coast ports. The Family History Library and the National Archives have records from 1820 to 1943. See [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] for more information about these records. | ||
Records of some ethnic groups in Washington, such as Chinese-Americans and Scandinavians, are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under WASHINGTON - MINORITIES. <!--{12082293962610} --> | Records of some ethnic groups in Washington, such as Chinese-Americans and Scandinavians, are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under WASHINGTON - MINORITIES. <!--{12082293962610} --> | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
[http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/ships/ Tacoma Public Library Ships and Shipping Index] to 13,000 individual records (as of July 2004) of ships built on the Pacific Coast and ships with a connection to the Pacific Northwest. | [http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/ships/ Tacoma Public Library Ships and Shipping Index] to 13,000 individual records (as of July 2004) of ships built on the Pacific Coast and ships with a connection to the Pacific Northwest. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||