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The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) renamed it Fort Walla Walla in 1821. In the 1820s, French Canadian Metís settled in the Walla Walla Valley. The Cayuse and Walla Walla directed them to where they could settle and allowed them to marry into local tribes.
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Apr 29, 2019 · The author [Lyman] has been told by ‘Old Bones,’ an Indian of the Cayuse tribe who lived for many years near Lyons’ Ferry on the Snake River and was known to all old-timers, that the name ...
Feb 7, 2008 · On November 17, 1859, Walla Walla County commissioners name the town that has grown up around the U.S. military Fort Walla Walla. They elect to name the town Walla Walla. The town begins with a rich history, which includes Native North Americans, fur traders, missionaries, soldiers, and pioneers.
Native history and early settlement. Near the mouth of the Walla Walla River, where they had stopped to camp, the Lewis and Clark expedition first encountered the Walawalałáma (Walla Walla people) in 1806 and referred to them as "honest and friendly".
Feb 26, 2008 · It was named and platted in 1859, and incorporated and named the seat of Walla Walla County in 1862. A gold rush in the early 1860s, followed by a growing agricultural industry, made Walla Walla the largest city in Washington Territory by 1880.
Walla Walla's history starts in 1806 when the Lewis and Clark expedition encountered the Walawalałáma (Walla Walla people) near the mouth of Walla Walla River. Other inhabitants of the valley included the Liksiyu (Cayuse), Imatalamłáma (Umatilla), and Niimíipu (Nez Perce) indigenous peoples. [8]
The greatest population growth was experienced at the turn of the century and on November 7, 1859, the county commissioners gave the village Walla Walla its name, designated it as the county seat, and gave to it a town government.
