Whitman county heritage is a project of the whitman county rural library district to preserve. The whitman county of 1871 included franklin and adams county, which did not separate from whitman county until november 1883. Whitman county was formed on november 29, 1871, as the result of being partitioned from what was then an enormous stevens county encompassing most of northern washington east of the cascades. Whitman county is happy to announce that we now have a hosted website for your convenience that can be used for searching some of whitman countys recorded documents. Esther was in the process of writing a book about pullmans history, which she never. Publications wchs whitman county historical society. A short history of rosalia, whitman county, washington campbell, alice v on. You can book a librarian for one on one help with ebooks or researching your familys genealogy, finding subject or homework resources, searching. Whitman county, washington simple english wikipedia, the. Whitman county, located in southeastern washington, has a population of 40,740 2000 census and a land area of 2,159 square miles.
An illustrated history of whitman county, state of washington. Locations to visit i believe that the more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future. Chapter v the missions of walla walla and the whitman massacre few of the pioneer lands of the west have lacked their heroes. It has been the work of some to find the passes of the mountains, to blaze trails through the wilderness, to find the river crossings. Find title insurance company in whitman county, wa on yellowbook. An illustrated history of whitman county, wa including all. Always save the document to your computer before opening it. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Whitman county is a county in washington in the united states. Pullman images of america robert luedeking, whitman county historical society on. History of whitman countyour rural heritage facebook.
In addition to working with institutional partners, whitman county library is committed to uncovering the wealth of unique historical materials residing in the private. See what genealogical information may be in these records. In short, during the fleeting years of a single decade, whitman, the banner agricultural county of the state of washington, has sprung from a place of sparse settlement into one of beautiful, bright homes of thousands of people. Recorded document search we have designed this website with the help of our vendor, tyler technologies. Additional books based on location are shelved within the whitman county history collection in the. Free family records for researching ancestry in washington. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Whitman county, washington genealogy trails history group. History of whitman county our rural heritage, colfax, washington. Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks whitman county library. The secretary of state is the states chief elections officer, chief corporations officer, and supervisor of the state archives and state library. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The book has much historical information about people, places, land records, etc.
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