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History of Washington (state)

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Pig War
confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the British Empire
Hanford Site
decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington, United States
Washington Territory
territory of the USA between 1853–1889
Haro Strait
Salish Sea channel connecting the Straits of Georgia & Juan de Fuca, Pacific North America
Celilo Falls
Submerged waterfall on the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. Largest waterfall by flow rate in North America until 1957.
Yakima War
conflict between the United States and the Yakama
Kettle Falls
Submerged waterfall on the Columbia River in Washington, United States
history of Washington
history of the U.S. state of Washington
Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state)
proposed U.S. state in the United States
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
federally recognized Native American Nation in Washington, USA
Bowers Airport
public airport just north of Ellensburg, Washington
Samuel Hill
American businessman, lawyer and railroad executive
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
national Historic Site of the United States
downwinder
Downwinders were individuals and communities, in the United States, in the intermountain West between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges primarily in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah but also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who were exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons testing, and nuclear accidents. Although, when the term first originated, it mainly referred to the affected peoples near the Nevada Test Site (NTS), but the label has since expanded to include people experiencing negative effects of radiation in places
Walla Walla Council
1855 meeting between the United States and Native Americans