Washington was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.
Georgia became a state on January 2, 1788, a year before George Washington became the first President of the United States.
Washington state used to be a territory (Washington territory) before it became a state. But then on Nov. 11 1889 Washington became an official state. So now Washington is a state and not a territory.
It became the 42nd US State.
Washington became a state on November 11, 1889!
When Washington became a state, November 11, 1889
Washington state used to be a territory (Washington territory) before it became a state. But then on Nov. 11 1889 Washington became an official state. So now Washington is a state and not a territory.
it became a state in 1959
before Washington became a state, it was part of Columbia, and called the "district of Columbia" That is also what D.C. stands for.
Benjamin Harrison
When Washington became a state, November 11, 1889
Washington became a state in 1889. So today, Washington is 119 years old.
Elisha Peyre Ferry, from 1889-1893[1] Miles C. Moore was the last governor of the Washington territory, in 1889. In that year, on November 11, Washington became a state. [2] So in that same year, the first state governor, Elisha P Ferry, began a four-year term, 1889-1893.Elisha Peyre Ferry