Umatilla
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- May 6, 1859The Senate Ratifies the Treaties That Remade the NorthwestRatified in 1859, the 1855 treaties with tribes across Oregon and Washington promised annuities, schools and mills while ceding millions of acres to settlement.Walla Walla, WA
- Feb 13, 1884The Umatilla Disaster: A Harrowing Sea RescueAfter striking rocks off Cape Flattery in a blinding snowstorm, the crew of the steamship Umatilla survived a perilous escape, aided by local Indigenous people.Seattle, WA
- Feb 27, 1884The Shipwreck ScandalA bitter public dispute erupts after shipwrecked survivors allege cruel neglect by a Seattle hotel, while locals claim the couple were rowdy drunks.Seattle, WA
- Sep 29, 1916The Fight for the Nitrate PlantFederal engineers scour Priest Rapids, scouting a location for a massive $20 million government facility.Priest Rapids, White Bluffs, WA