Blazes, Rails and the Year of Statehood

A year of big dreams, big burns and big politics,1889 captured a place in our history as a time of great prosperity and adversity. The face of Washington changed. Pioneers arrived and townsfolk rebuilt from the rubble. Finally, on November 11, 1889, Washington rose as the 42nd state in the union.

• The Swedish Indian
• Pennsylvania of the West
• Sea of Fire
• Delegates
• The Rising Star
• Race for the Capital