Lyman’s History of 
Old Walla Walla County
Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, 
Garfield and Asotin Counties
In Two Volumes
By William Denison Lyman, 1918
731 + 846 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable

- Bonus Book –
An Illustrated History of
Walla Walla County, Washington
By Professor W. D. Lyman, 1902
510 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
 
-  Bonus Book –
Historic Sketches of
Walla Walla, Whitman,
Columbia & Garfield Counties
Washington And Umatilla County, Oregon
By Frank T. Gilbert, 1882
500+ pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable


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Walla Walla County Washington is named
after the Walla Walla tribe of Native Americans. As of the 2010 census, its
population was 58,781. The county seat is Walla Walla, which is also its
largest city.
 Walla Walla County was formed on April 25, 1854.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I THE COUNTY AND ITS EARLIEST STAGES 
CHAPTER I PHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FEATURES, SOIL. CLIMATE, WATER-COURSES, AND MOUNTAINS 
CHAPTER II THE NATIVE RACES OF OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 10 
CHAPTER III THE FIRST EXPLORERS AND THEIR ROUTES THROUGH THE REGION 32 
CHAPTER IV THE FUR-TRADE AND FUR-TRADERS  
CHAPTER V THE MISSIONARY PERIOD 57 
CHAPTER VI INDIAN WARS AND OPENING OF COUNTRY TO SETTLEMENT 83 

PART II SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 
CHAPTER I THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION OF WALLA WALLA COUNTY AND FOUNDING 
OF THE CITY
CHAPTER II TIMES OF COWBOYS, MINERS AND VIGILANTES 1 24 
CHAPTER III  POLITICAL HISTORY TO TIME OF POLITICAL DIVISION
CHAPTER IV THE EARLY TRANSPORTATION AGE 
CHAPTER V  THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY 175 
CHAPTER VI INTELLECTUAL AND RELIGIOUS FORCES OF WALLA WALLA COUNTY 
CHAPTER VII THE PRESS OF WALLA WALLA COUNTY 257 
CHAPTER VIII WITH THE LAWYERS, JUDGES AND DOCTORS   
PART III PERIOD OF COUNTY DIVISIONS 
CHAPTER I POLITICAL HISTORY OF WALLA WALLA COUNTY SINCE COUNTY DIVISION 
CHAPTER II DISTINCTIVE FEATURES IN HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY  
CHAPTER III GARFIELD COUNTY  
CHAPTER IV ASOTIN COUNTY 
BIOGRAPHICAL

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