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On the 2<sup>nd</sup> of March 1853 the entire northern part of the territory was split off and organized into [https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/washington_territory_1853/#.XYlODmZ7lXg Washington Territory]. | On the 2<sup>nd</sup> of March 1853 the entire northern part of the territory was split off and organized into [https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/washington_territory_1853/#.XYlODmZ7lXg Washington Territory]. | ||
On 14 February | On 14 February 1859 part of the Oregon Territory split off into the current [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts-history.aspx Oregon state] boundaries, and was formed and admitted into the Union as a state. On that date, the eastern portions of the Oregon Territory, including southern Idaho, portions of Wyoming west of the continental divide, and a small portion of present-day Montana were annexed to the Washington Territory. The remaining portions of Idaho and parts of Montana and Wyoming were ceded to the [https://history.nebraska.gov/blog/kansas-nebraska-act-and-organization-nebraska-territory Nebraska] and [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=012/llsl012.db&recNum=839 Idaho] Territories in 1861 and 1863. | ||
Nebraska was admitted to the Union as a state on 1 March 1867. | Nebraska was admitted to the Union as a state on 1 March 1867. | ||