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Find a Grave - Washington ___Brief biographies of 231 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=50

The History of Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest...___"The databases included here - Ships and Shipping, an index to Tacoma/Pierce County obituaries (now with over 354,000 names), and Unsettling Events (true-life tales which chillingly capture the dark side of our State's history)." There is also a place names index, a photography archive, a buildings index, and a section of essays "...offering readers a fascinating glimpse into the people, events and history of the Pacific Northwest." - Illustrated - From the Tacoma Public Library - http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/v2/NWRoom/nwroom.htm

History of Washington __ "Washington became the 42nd state in 1889. In the 1850s, the state named two of its counties Pierce and King, partly to get attention, and possible early statehood, from President Pierce and his Vice President, William Rufus King. Since then, King County has officially been renamed for Martin Luther King, Jr." An encyclopedic article about the history of Washington State. - illustrated - From wikipedia -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Washington   

 
The I.W.W. in Washington ___"The Industrial Workers of the World served three purposes for Northwest labor. First, it functioned as a union, seeking better pay and working conditions through strikes and other actions. Second, it functioned as a "revolutionary cadre working to overthrow capitalism," as Honig explains. Third, the I.W.W. functioned as a meeting place and social experience." Learn about this union's impact on the State of Washington.- Illustrated - From John M. Findlay, Professor, Department of History, University of Washington -
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/hstaa432/lesson_18/hstaa432_18.html 
 
Industrialization, Technology, and Environment in Washington ___Enlargeable images accompany this essay which focus on the impact of the transcontinental railroad on Washington State. - Illustrated - From John M. Findlay, Professor, Department of History, University of Washington -
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/hstaa432/lesson_14/hstaa432_14.html 

Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History ___"HistoryLink.Org is an evolving online historical encyclopedia for Seattle, King County, and now the entire state of Washington. It is being written to provide a new, authoritative, and easily accessible historical reference for the benefit of students, teachers, journalists, scholars, researchers, and the general public. With a few noted exceptions, all essays and features on this site are original works prepared exclusively for HistoryLink by staff, contract writers, volunteers, and consulting experts." - Illustrated - From HistoryLink -
http://www.historylink.org/_this_week/index.cfm 

 
Seattle General Strike Project ___"This page is a guide to the historical study of the Seattle General Strike of 1919 and related issues. It offers links to original research reports, published articles, photographs, political cartoons, document facsimiles, and extensive bibliographic and archival guides. In addition, there are links to related web projects." - Illustrated - From the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington -
http://faculty.washington.edu/gregoryj/strike/ 
 
Snoqualmie -- Thumbnail History ___An entertaining look at this community's history. - Illustrated - From HistoryLink - http://www.historylink.org/output.CFM?file_ID=292 
 
The US50 - A Guide to the State of Washington ___A general overview of the history of Washington State and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com -  http://www.theus50.com/washington/history.shtml

Washington ___A good overview of the history of Washington State, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108286.html

Washington Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/wa/wa.html 

Washington History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of this state's history. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - 
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501544-washington_history-i 
 
Washington: History ___Topics include boundary disputes, territorial status, immigration and the turn of the twentieth century. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0861873.html 

Washington State ___A summary of this state's history, with further information available when you click on highlighted text. - Illustrated - From U-S-History.com -
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1480.html 

Washington State History ___"General history of the state." - Text only - From SHG Resources - http://www.shgresources.com/wa/history/
 

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