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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.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2781585?availability=Mesa%20Arizona%20FamilySearch%20Library Washington Pioneer Project. ''Told by the pioneers : tales of frontier life as told by those who remember the days of the territory and early statehood of Washington.'' 3 volumes. Washington: Washington Pioneer Project, 1937- 1938 FHL Digital Images]
*'''1882-1957''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8945 Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957] at Ancestry.com ($)


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