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- Nov 12, 1858A Territory Asks Congress for a Road, Rails, and TroopsMeeting at Col. M. T. Simmons's house, October 18, 1858, adopts resolutions for an overland route from St. Paul to Puget Sound, land grants for the Northern Pacific, and military posts to protect the gold rush—and to put down the territory's Indian war.Tumwater, WA
- Oct 6, 1876The Unawakened Giant: Why Washington Territory Is the Next CaliforniaA sweeping editorial in the *Diligent Intelligencer* argues that railroads are about to unlock the 'inland basin' of Eastern Washington, transforming it from a feared desert into an agricultural empire rivaling the Golden State.Seattle, WA