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Washington Territory
The
Territory of Washington
was an
organized incorporated territory of the United States
that existed from March 2, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the territory was admitted to the
Union
as the
State of Washington
. It was created from the portion of the
Oregon Territory
north of the lower
Columbia River
and north of the
46th parallel
east of the Columbia. At its largest extent, it also included the entirety of modern
Idaho
and parts of
Montana
and
Wyoming
, before attaining its final boundaries in 1863.
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