Record Data Place Unit Type State or Province Containing Unit United States of America Events Date Type 11/22/1859 Mount Baker in Washington Territory begins to erupt Crime/Disasters 11/26/1859 Mount Baker in Washington Territory showing clear signs of volcanic activity Crime/Disasters People Places Name Type Chehalis County, WT County Clallam County, WT County Clark County, WA County Cowlitz County, WT County Ferguson County, WT County Jefferson County, WT County King County, WT County Klickitat County, WT County Lewis County, WT County Pacific County, WT County Pierce County, WT County Sahewamish County, WT County San Juan County, WT County San Juan Islands, WA Location or Site Skamania County, WT County Snohomish County, WT County Spokane County, WT County Stevens County, WT County Thurston County, WT County Wahkiacum County, WT County Wallah Wallah County, WT County Whatcom County, WT County Whitman County, WT County Documents Date Title 02/14/1857 New York Times, "The Joint Committee to Notify the President and Vice-President Elect," February 14, 1857 10/15/1857 Washington (DC) National Era, "The Union," October 15, 1857 06/27/1858 New York Herald, “The Hon. Joshua R. Giddings vs. the Administration and the Slave Power,” June 27, 1858 07/07/1858 Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Indian War on the Pacific Coast,” July 7, 1858 07/15/1858 New York Herald, "The Mormons Brought to Terms," July 15, 1858 06/27/1859 Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Caught,” June 27, 1859 03/13/1860 Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Troubles in Texas,” March 13, 1860 Images Washington Territory, 1857 Oregon, Washington Territory, Idaho, Western Montana, and British Columbia, 1860, zoomable map Washington Territory, 1860, zoomable map
