Quillehuyte County had already ceased to exist when it was shown on an 1877 map as "Quillimute."
The county was probably named for the Quileute people, also taken for the Quillayute River, airport, etc. with varying spellings due to transliteration of their name from the Chimakuan language. Creation of the county from the western half of Jefferson and a portion of Clallam county (also formed from Jefferson County in 1854) may have been intended to strengthen American land claims and to encourage the Quileute people to vacate to newly established (1855) Quinault reservation.[4]
Because it was never organized,[4] it is impossible to say what the county seat was intended to be. The largest populated place in the former county is Forks, population c. 3,532 in 2010.[5]
Smith, C.W. (1913). The Naming of Counties in the State of Washington. Bulletin of the University of Washington: University studies. University of Washington. p. 11. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
Laws of Washington: A Publication of the Session Laws of Washington Territory, Including the General Laws and Resolutions of the Years 1854 to 1888 Inclusive. The Federal and Colonial Orders, Treaties, Acts and Ordinances Affecting Land Titles in Washington. From the Original Rolls. Laws of Washington: A Publication of the Session Laws of Washington Territory, Including the General Laws and Resolutions of the Years 1854 to 1888 Inclusive. The Federal and Colonial Orders, Treaties, Acts and Ordinances Affecting Land Titles in Washington. From the Original Rolls. Tribune Prtg. Company. 1896. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
quillehuyte, county, washington, quillehuyte, county, washington, territory, county, from, january, 1868, 1869, ferguson, county, only, counties, territory, state, washington, that, dissolved, although, washington, territorial, legislature, attempted, dissolve. Quillehuyte County was a Washington Territory county from January 29 1868 to 1869 1 It and Ferguson County 2 are the only two counties of the territory now the State of Washington that dissolved although the Washington Territorial Legislature attempted to dissolve Skamania County in January 1865 but was overruled by the United States Congress 3 Additionally some Washington counties have been renamed since their formation Sawamish County from a Salish people s name was renamed to Mason in 1864 for example 3 Quillehuyte County had already ceased to exist when it was shown on an 1877 map as Quillimute The county was probably named for the Quileute people also taken for the Quillayute River airport etc with varying spellings due to transliteration of their name from the Chimakuan language Creation of the county from the western half of Jefferson and a portion of Clallam county also formed from Jefferson County in 1854 may have been intended to strengthen American land claims and to encourage the Quileute people to vacate to newly established 1855 Quinault reservation 4 Because it was never organized 4 it is impossible to say what the county seat was intended to be The largest populated place in the former county is Forks population c 3 532 in 2010 5 Boundaries editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Boundaries were set forth by the Territorial Legislature as follows from the mouth of Wyatch River now spelled Waatch on Makah Bay 48 20 37 N 124 40 31 W 48 3437 N 124 6752 W 48 3437 124 6752 Mouth of Wyatch River southeast through Olympic Mountains along the summit to 48 N 124 W 48 N 124 W 48 124 Olympic Mountains corner south to Chehalis County boundary now Grays Harbor County 47 31 04 N 124 00 00 W 47 5178 N 124 W 47 5178 124 Chehalis County corner west along Chehalis County boundary to Pacific coast at Queets 47 32 00 N 124 21 16 W 47 5334 N 124 3545 W 47 5334 124 3545 Queets north along Pacific coast to origin 6 References edit Smith 1913 p 11 Paula Becker September 20 2005 Ferguson County is established on January 23 1863 HistoryLink Seattle History Ink a b Smith 1913 p 5 a b Kit Oldham December 27 2005 Clallam County Thumbnail History HistoryLink Seattle History Ink United States Census Bureau Census of Population and Housing Archived from the original on May 7 2015 Retrieved July 21 2014 Laws of Washington 1896 p 438 Sources edit Smith C W 1913 The Naming of Counties in the State of Washington Bulletin of the University of Washington University studies University of Washington p 11 Retrieved 2018 03 14 Laws of Washington A Publication of the Session Laws of Washington Territory Including the General Laws and Resolutions of the Years 1854 to 1888 Inclusive The Federal and Colonial Orders Treaties Acts and Ordinances Affecting Land Titles in Washington From the Original Rolls Laws of Washington A Publication of the Session Laws of Washington Territory Including the General Laws and Resolutions of the Years 1854 to 1888 Inclusive The Federal and Colonial Orders Treaties Acts and Ordinances Affecting Land Titles in Washington From the Original Rolls Tribune Prtg Company 1896 Retrieved 2018 03 14 47 57 N 124 23 W 47 950 N 124 383 W 47 950 124 383 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quillehuyte County Washington amp oldid 1217323092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
