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The Oregon Trail
The oregon trail is a 2,000 mile long trail stretching across the United States.
It is the reason that people were able to get over to the west coast. -
Whitman Massacre
Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife,and many other U.S. missionaries were killed by the cayuse indians.
This paved boundries for Oregon and Washington. -
The Seattlle Fire
Casued by John E. Back
Destroyed 29 city blocks and 10 brick buildings
Directly afterward the population jumped from 25,000 to 43,000 -
The Centailia Massacre
America legion, and industrial workers of the world massacre was caused by labor unrest.
It attracted national media -
Grand Coulee Dam
550 ft tall 300 ft wide
Sits in the columbia river gorge
Helps control flooding, river regulation, water storage, and power generation.
