| The First permanent settlement in the state was Tumwater. |
| Captain George Vancouver discovered Puget Sound in 1792. |
| The first settlement in the State to fly the American flag was Fort Okanogan. |
| The first Governor of Washington State was Elisha P. Ferry. |
| The first Governor of Washington Territory was Isaac Stevens. |
| Washington became a territory on March 2nd 1853. |
| Washington became a state on November 11th 1889. |
| The first college in Washington was the Whitman Seminary. |
| People have lived in Washington State for over 30,000 years. |
| The first newspaper to be published in the State was the Columbian, it was first published in 1852. |
| The first president of the University of Washington was Asa S. Mercer. |
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