Overview of and topical guide to Washington (state)
The location of the state of Washington in the United States of AmericaThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Washington:
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States (it is the only U.S. state named after a president). Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. The state's population at the 2010 United States Census was 6,724,540. Washington is often called Washington State or the state of Washington to distinguish it from Washington, D.C.
History of Washington
History of Washington (state)
History of Washington, by period
- Prehistory of Washington
- Modern exploration of Washington, 1592–1818
- Ioánnis Fokás may have explored the Strait of Juan de Fuca, 1592
- Juan José Pérez Hernández's northern voyage, 1774
- Bruno de Heceta sights the mouth of the Columbia River, 1775
- Charles William Barkley, captain of the Imperial Eagle, explores and names the Strait of Juan de Fuca, 1787
- Robert Gray explores and names the Columbia River, 1792
- William Robert Broughton's voyage to the Columbia River Gorge, 1792
- Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806
- David Thompson's voyage on the Columbia River, 1811–1812
- Oregon Country, 1818–1846
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1846–1848
- Oregon Territory, (1848–1853)-1859
- Washington Territory, 1853–1889
- State of Washington since November 11, 1889
