Washington is admitted as the 42nd state to the United States of America on November 11, 1889.
On November 11, 1889, Washington becomes the 42nd state of the United States of America.
On February 22, 1889, the United States Congress passed an act enabling the territories of Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana to seek statehood. This was the first enabling act passed by Congress since Colorado became the 38th state in 1876.
One of the conditions established for statehood was approval of a state constitution. The 75 men elected to the State Constitutional Convention included 21 lawyers, 13 farmers, 6 merchants, 6 doctors, 5 bankers, 4 cattlemen, 3 teachers, 2 real-estate agents, 2 editors, 2…
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