Did you know that Washington State will be celebrating its 125th anniversary of statehood in 2014? The big day is November 11. Washington became the 42nd state to join the union. President Benjamin Harrison signed the bill that made Washington a state. apps.leg.wa.gov/oralhistory/timeline_event.aspx?e=8 Read all about Washington State statehood process via HistoryLink.org historylink.org/?keyword=statehood&DisplayPage=results.cfm&Submit=Go Did you know that Ellensburg was in the running for state capital? Here is how the vote for state capital went according to HistoryLink.org: " On the question of where the capital should be located, Olympia received 25,490 votes, North Yakima 14,711, Ellensburg 12,833, Centralia 607, Yakima City (now Union Gap) 314, and Pasco 130. The ballot proposition stated that the winning city must receive a majority vote, however, necessitating a run-off. Washington voters were slated to choose between the top three finishers in the next general election. On November 4, 1890, Washington voters spoke and Olympia was designated the state capital with 37,413 votes. " source: historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5503
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:27:46 +0000
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