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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: State of Washington
The principal rivers of western Washington are the Skagit, Snohomish, Duwamish, Chehalis, and Willapa, which flow to the ocean, and the Cowlitz, a tributary of the Columbia.
Washington's rivers and large bodies of water, especially Puget Sound and its tributaries, are rich in all kinds of commercial fish, shellfish, and their by-products, such as glue and guano.
While eastern Washington was principally in the care of the Jesuits, western Washington was not less fortunate in possessing the efficient help of the Oblate (O.M.I.) Fathers, especially among the Indian tribes of Puget Sound.
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 AllRefer.com - Walla Walla, Washington (WA) (Walla Walla County) - (city) - Facts and Information
Walla Walla co., SE Wash., c.115 mi/185 km SSW of Spokane, and 33 mi/53 km NE of Pendleton (Oregon), on Mill Creek, 5 mi/8 km E of its junction with Walla Walla R., 4 mi/6.4 km N of the Oregon state line; 46°04'N 118°20'W. RR junction.
The old fur-trading Fort Walla Walla was established near that site in 1818; the mission of Marcus Whitman was also built (1836) nearby.
It is also the seat of Whitman Col., Walla Walla Col. (to SW, in College Place), and Walla Walla Community Col., and Wash. State Penitentiary to NW of city.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/W/W00475-walla-walla.html   (333 words)

  
 Walla Walla on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Walla Walla is a district headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Italy, Serradarce:A walla of photographs as ex voto for The Glorioso Alberto.
Walla Walla Sweets must come from Walla Walla, Washington, to wear the sticker.
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 WALLA WALLA - Online Information article about WALLA WALLA
academy, and occupies a campus of 30 acres; and of Walla Walla College (.Adventist).
Walla Walla was laid out and organized as a See also:
History of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901).
encyclopedia.jrank.org /VIR_WAT/WALLA_WALLA.html   (2983 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Wainwright was born at Fort Walla Walla, Washington and was the son of Robert Powell Page Wainwright, a US Army officer who commanded a squadron at the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish-American War.
After a year as an instructor at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, he was attached to the General Staff from 1921–23 and assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, Fort Myer, Virginia, from 1923–25.
General Wainwright is buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery and is one of the few people to have had their funeral held in the lower level of the Memorial Amphitheater.
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 HistoryLink.org: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
At the beginning of the twentieth century, The Meadows was the premier venue for horse racing in Washington until the state legislature banned gambling in 1909.
He was also a founding member of Washington's first Jewish Congregation, Ohaveth Sholum.
The 624-mile "Mullan Road" crossed the Rocky Mountains to link the growing community at Fort Walla Walla with Fort Benton, Montana.
www.historylink.org /this_week/thisweek07_28_2005.cfm   (1520 words)

  
 Genealogy > USA > Washington > Walla Walla County
Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County  embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties
1900 Census  Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, and Walla Walla are largest cities in Washington in 1900
Walla Walla County  Cram's Superior Map of Washington, 1909
www.linkpendium.com /genealogy/USA/WA/Walla_Walla   (327 words)

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