Colfax, Washington Territory. (1888)
Files
Title
Colfax, Washington Territory. (1888)
Subject
Railroad land grants -- Washington (State) -- Maps.
Description
1 map : 6 x 19 cm. <br>On recto: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu292 <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.
Creator
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
Buffalo, N.Y. : Matthews, Northrup & Co.
Date
1888
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Is part of verso of Map showing land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Corrected up to August 15, 1888.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps<br>Bird's-eye views
Identifier
wsu355<br> G4281.P3 1888 .N37x
Coverage
Washington (State) -- Colfax
Collection
Citation
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, “Colfax, Washington Territory. (1888),” Digital Exhibits, accessed October 30, 2025, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/1965.