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3 stories matching common

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  1. Territorial Governor Orders Segregated Schooling

    Governor Isaac I. Stevens enforces new restrictions on Indigenous student access to public education in Olympia.

    Jun 10, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The First Legal Code of Washington Territory

    A sweeping 1854 legislative act codified the rules of the frontier, from the punishment of corrupt jailers to the regulation of 'notorious barrators' and illegal gambling.

    May 13, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  3. Establishing Washington’s First Public School System

    A legislative act outlining the structure, funding, and local oversight for common schools across the Washington Territory.

    Jul 1, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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