Dayton (Washington)
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Location in Washington
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Columbia County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 117 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 2,655 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Height : | 506 m | ||
| FIPS : | 53-16970 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1504356 | ||
| Website : | www.daytonwa.com | ||
 Columbia County Courthouse |
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Dayton is a city in the southeast of the US state Washington . The place has 2655 inhabitants and is located in Columbia County , whose county seat (administrative seat) he is.
In 1806 the Lewis and Clark expedition stopped east of what is now Dayton. The first non-Indian settlers settled in 1859. At first, the land was only used as pastureland , but two years later wheat and other cereals were grown , as the soil was sufficiently productive and the rainfall was sufficient. In 1872 the place got its current name and a post office was set up.
Dayton is home to both the oldest railway depot (built in 1881) and the oldest District Court building still in use today (built in 1887) in Washington State. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with 115 other buildings in the city .
sons and daughters of the town
- R. Lee Lyman (* 1951), archaeozoologist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b City History. (No longer available online.) City of Dayton, archived from the original on May 7, 2009 ; accessed on June 2, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Arts & Museums ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 29, 2012
