State Historical Society
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- Jun 5, 1892The Birth of Washington TerritoryArthur Denny recounts the 1852 Monticello Convention that successfully petitioned Congress to split the Washington territory from Oregon.Longview, WA
- Jan 14, 1895A Pioneer's Last Entry: J. P. Stewart of PuyallupA banker, postmaster, probate judge and territorial legislator died suddenly at 61, leaving behind a handwritten memoir of a journey from New York to the Puyallup Valley.Meridian Street bridge, Puyallup, WA
- Jan 14, 1909The Ferry Museum’s Fight for Wright ParkTacoma’s park board debates the ethics of placing a commercial museum inside public green space.Wright Park, Tacoma, WA
- Jan 21, 1909City Rejects Wright Park Museum ProposalTacoma's park board unanimously denies historical society's bid for a new building.Wright Park, Tacoma, WA