Military road washington state history book

Washington state historical society thank you for your interest and support. Meadors pamphlet includes a map of the route and marks contemporary buildings that lie on the military road. The fort walla wallafort colville military road was built in june 1859 to connect the walla. And that it was built by some of the people who went on to make names for themselves in the civil war. Washington is the nations leading producer of apples, pears, sweet cherries, red raspberries and hops. A history of washington state public works by paul.

Reviewed in the united states on september 24, 2014 verified purchase good state by state maps of military installations. Military road at the crossroads of history south king. A lasting legacy united daughters of the confederacy robert e. Wa state historic roads department of archaeology and historic.

Named for the highway that passes through it, the city was rural for much of its early history, but has seen explosive growth and development in recent years. Federal way is located in the southwest corner of king county, bordered by puget sound to the west and pierce county to the south. Most seattle citizens recognize the name military road as exit 151 on i5 at. Washington state centennial commemorating old military road motivated by the desire to open up the puget sound country, king countys oldest road was first proposed in 1852 by territorial legislator arthur a. Fort walla wallafort colville military road wikipedia.

It faded after the arrival of the railroads in 1870, but remains historically marked along mn 23 and th 123 mn. On march 2, 1853, washington territory was formed from the northern section of. In 1864, the first telegraph line was strung along the military road route. The defeated british army trudged out of the ruins of yorktown to the slow beat of a drum, surrounded by the american militia on one side of the road and the. Washington territorial governor isaac stevens and the u.

A monument erected by the eastern washington historical society to the. Thanks to the efforts of one couple in the 1960s, the state library possesses a vast collection of information and photos about those early roads and pioneer trails. Roads in western washington before 1923 wa state pioneer. The history of western washington s military roads goes way back to the 1850s, when future confederate president jefferson davis was secretary of war. Construction of what would become military road through the area was. From our corner washington secretary of state blog. George and annie drew researched the history of washington state. Settlers around puget sound have been clamoring for a wagon road across the. The military roads ot washington territory 119 the main party except captain icclellan,who was given a semi independent assignment at the western end, and of which, by the way, he made almost complete failure. Military road michigan near the city of port huron. Four local historical societies are collaborating on a project to draw attention to the remarkable history of a road that is often traveled by many of us who live in south king county. Congress funds construction of military road between fort walla. September 26, 2012 secretary of states office image courtesy of washington state library were all familiar with washington s network of freeways and highways.

But not many of us know about the early days of roads or pioneer trails in washington and the pacific northwest. Lee chapter 885 seattle, wa usa civil war history in washington territory follow the road from fort steilacoom to fort bellingham five mile lake, ca. Pages in category historic trails and roads in washington state the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. A history of washington state public works by paul dorpat and genevieve mccoy, published in 1998. We know this from meadors pamphlet and building washington. Did you know that military road is one of the very oldest roads in the state of washington.