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Timeline of the Tri-Cities, Washington

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The following is a timeline of the history of the Tri-Cities, an area of the U.S. state of Washington encompassing the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland.

Before the 19th century

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19th century

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  • 1805 - October 16: The Lewis and Clark Expedition passes through the Tri-Cities area heading west, camping near present-day Sacajawea State Park and visiting Bateman Island.[2]
  • 1806 - April 28: The Lewis and Clark Expedition passes through the Tri-Cities area on their return journey.[3]
  • 1811 - Members of the Astor Expedition likely passed through the Tri-Cities traveling on the Snake and Columbia Rivers.[4]
  • 1824 - June 29: As part of the Oregon boundary dispute, the British propose a boundary between the United States and British North America using the Columbia River in a manner that would have split the region, placing what is now Kennewick and Richland in British territory with the Pasco side of the river being American territory. This proposal was rejected by the United States.[5]
The Walla Walla Council.
  • 1847 - The St. Rose of Chemna Catholic mission was established approximately 3 miles from the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima Rivers on the south bank, at the approximate location of the current I-182 bridge in South Richland. The mission was reported abandoned as late as 1859.[6][7][8]
  • 1855 - The Umatilla and Yakama tribes cede the land the Tri-Cities sit on at the Walla Walla Council.[9]
  • 1879 - Ainsworth becomes the first community platted. The town, which no longer exists, was in what is now the east end of Pasco.[10]
  • 1883 - November 28: Franklin County splits from Whitman County with Ainsworth as the county seat.[11][12]
  • 1884 - The Oregon Steam Navigation Company opens a railroad bridge over the Snake River at Ainsworth.[12]
  • 1885 - The seat of Franklin County moves from Ainsworth to Pasco.[12]
  • 1888 - The Northern Pacific Railroad opens a railroad bridge across the Columbia River.[13]
  • 1891 - September 3: Pasco is incorporated.[14]
  • 1894 - February 1: Weather records begin to be taken at Kennewick.[15]

20th century

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1900s to 1940s

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The Franklin County Courthouse in Pasco.
Several of the reactors on the Hanford Site.

1950s to 1990s

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  • 1950
    • The Tri-City Braves baseball team forms. The team was known under various names during its existence, including the Tri-City Atoms.
    • February 4: The Courier-Herald (formerly Kennewick Courier-Reporter) publishes its final issue.[38]
  • 1953 - Regional restaurant chain Zip's Drive In is established in Kennewick.[39]
The Blue Bridge.
Mount St. Helens erupting on May 18, 1980.
A building on the WSU Tri-Cities campus.

21st century

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  • 2000 - The Tri-City Posse plays their final season.
The lighthouse on Clover Island.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lewis & Clark Journals, October 16, 1805 Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Lewis & Clark Journals, April 28, 1806 Archived 2021-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ John M. Findlay. "Unit 2: Lesson 4 – Americans Enter the Rivalry". University of Washington. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Marshall, William I. (1911), Acquisition of Oregon and the Long Suppressed Evidence about Marcus Whitman, vol. 1, Seattle: Lowman & Hanford Co.
  5. ^ "Oblate Order in The Yakima Valley: 1847 - 1856: a summary" (PDF). Yakima Memory. December 1, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "1847 Mission May be Told at Reach Interpretive Center". Tri-City Herald. August 19, 2003. Archived from the original on August 19, 2003. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Native Voices: 1847: Wagon trains carry measles; Cayuse blame missionary for withholding care". National Library of Medicine. January 1, 2022. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Hanford Reach of the Columbia River. National Park Service. 1992.
  9. ^ Washington Territory, Robert E. Ficken, p.134, Washington State University Press, Pullman, WA, ISBN 0-87422-249-4
  10. ^ "Milestones for Washington State History — Part 2: 1851 to 1900". HistoryLink.org. March 6, 2003. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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  16. ^ a b "About The Kennewick courier. (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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  25. ^ "Sacajawea Historical State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  26. ^ "Walla Walla Valley Hit by Quakes". Spokane, Washington: Spokane Daily Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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