Isaac Stevens
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- Mar 11, 1854The First Territorial Legislature Debates Statehood InfrastructureLawmakers in 1854 wrestle with the practicalities of building a new government, from authorizing ferries across the Columbia to navigating relations with Governor Isaac Stevens.Olympia, WA
- Jul 8, 1854The End of the Fur Trade MonopolyGovernor Stevens moves to ban the Hudson’s Bay Company from trading with local Indigenous tribes, signaling a shift toward American commercial dominance.Olympia, WA
- Jun 24, 1859The Quartermaster’s Arithmetic: Scrip, Pork, and Profiteering in Washington TerritoryA detailed audit of Quartermaster General W. W. Miller’s books exposed inflated prices, unexplained payments, and scrip issued for vouchers the commissioners had already disallowed.Olympia, WA
- Jul 15, 1859A Majority of 108 from Seventy VotersThe territorial election returns smelled of the ballot box: Whatcom County, with barely eighty voters, reported a majority of 108 for Stevens.Bellingham, WA
- Jan 12, 1861Olympia Rejects DisunionWhile the nation moved toward the brink of Civil War in January 1861, local Olympia leaders declared their firm loyalty to the Union, even as some proposed renaming the capital city.Olympia, WA
- Aug 9, 1862The Strategic Move of a Custom HouseCongress orders the transfer of the Port of Entry for Puget Sound from Port Townsend to Port Angeles, sparking local political controversy.Port Angeles, WA
- Oct 25, 1862The Legacy of Isaac StevensA profile of Washington Territory's first governor and Civil War hero, tracing his path from West Point to the battlefields of Virginia.Governor's office, Olympia, WA
- Nov 17, 1877The Great Railway Monopoly Struggle of 1877An editorial from the Seattle Weekly Dispatch reveals the town's early, bitter fight against the Northern Pacific Railroad's land-grabbing tactics.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Aug 20, 1886The Martial Law Debate that Rocked the TerritoryWhen the Democratic Party of Washington Territory tried to denounce Governor Squire for imposing martial law, they ended up in an awkward tangle of political hypocrisy.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1888The Passing of the Duke of YorkThe leader of the Clallam people, a historic figure and friend to early pioneers, dies in Port Townsend with plans for a monument in his honor.Port Townsend, WA
- Jun 20, 1924Northwestern Washington Tribes Win Right to Sue for Treaty LandsA new bill allows tribes to take historical land claims against the government to the court of claims.White Bluffs, WA