Colfax Wash. 1889

Colfax Wash. 1889

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1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.<br>Insets: Delta Sid. Benton, District no. 1 School House, and Engine House.<br>Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 586. <br>Colfax was originally settled in the 1860s, due to its location at the confluence of two rivers. It was originally named Belleville, but the name was changed in 1872/73 in honor of Schuyler Colfax, at that time vice-president under Ulysses S. Grant.

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Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Company

1889

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Is part of History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington : embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the vast country included in the original territory of Oregon : also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a statistical and graphic description of the climate, soil, productions, industries, improvements and occupations, as well as the natural advantages and resources and artificial acquirements of the great states of Oregon and Washington.

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WSU 352 <br>F852 .H67 1889 v. 2 c.2

United States--Washington (State)--Colfax