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Stevens County, Washington Genealogy (view source)
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*1789s - European diseases decreased the native indian populations. | *1789s - European diseases decreased the native indian populations. | ||
*1811 - David Thompson, Northwest Company visited the area. | *1811 - David Thompson, Northwest Company visited the area bringing in seed to the Marcus area. | ||
*1812 - Northwest Fur Company began growing wheat near Marcus. | |||
*1816 - Northwest Company operated a fur trading station near Kettle Falls.<ref>An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, author Richard S. Steele, pub. Western Historical Publishing Company, 1904</ref> | *1816 - Northwest Company operated a fur trading station near Kettle Falls.<ref>An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, author Richard S. Steele, pub. Western Historical Publishing Company, 1904</ref> | ||
* | *1816 - Northwest Company built the first grist mill built at Marcus Flats. | ||
*1825 - Hudson's Bay Company begins construction of Fort Colvile 1838 - Missionaries Walker and Eells established Tshimakain Mission near present day Ford. 1846 - Oregon Treaty ended border dispute between US and Great Britain 1847 - Catholic Priests built St. Paul's Mission near Kettle Falls. 1848 - Tshimakain Mission abandoned after murder of Whitman's at the Walla Walla mission 1850s - Antoine Plante established first commercial crossing, Plante's Ferry. See Plante's Ferry County Park in Spokane County. 1854 - Area under Walla Walla County in the Washington Territory. 1855 - Gold strike in the area. 1858 - A gold strike in British Columbia brought miners through the area, triggering unrest with the local indians and the Indian War of 1858. | *1825 - Hudson's Bay Company begins construction of Fort Colvile 1838 - Missionaries Walker and Eells established Tshimakain Mission near present day Ford. 1846 - Oregon Treaty ended border dispute between US and Great Britain 1847 - Catholic Priests built St. Paul's Mission near Kettle Falls. 1848 - Tshimakain Mission abandoned after murder of Whitman's at the Walla Walla mission 1850s - Antoine Plante established first commercial crossing, Plante's Ferry. See Plante's Ferry County Park in Spokane County. 1854 - Area under Walla Walla County in the Washington Territory. 1855 - Gold strike in the area. 1858 - A gold strike in British Columbia brought miners through the area, triggering unrest with the local indians and the Indian War of 1858. | ||
*1925 Legislature created Spokane County to include this area, but no action was taken to establish a county government. | *1925 Legislature created Spokane County to include this area, but no action was taken to establish a county government. | ||