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Dayton -- Thumbnail History

Dayton, a town in Columbia County, sits amidst rich farm country. Situated at the confluence of Patit Creek and the Touchet River, this town on the Lewis and Clark Trail grew within two decades from a...

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Dr. Marcel M. Pietrzyski settles in Dayton in 1880.

In 1880, Dr. Marcel M. Pietrzyski (Pit rus kee) (1843-1910) settles in Dayton, the county seat of Columbia County. A Polish immigrant, Pietrzyski will become an important and influential physician and...

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Dayton High School opens in 1881.

In 1881 Dayton, located in Columbia County, opens what is claimed to be the first accredited high school in Washington state. After setbacks in its first couple of years, the school's first class will...

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Dayton is reincorporated on November 10, 1881.

On November 10, 1881, the city of Dayton, county seat of Columbia County, is reincorporated. The Washington Territorial Legislature initially incorporated it under the Act of 1877. However, this incor...

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Fire razes blocks of downtown Dayton on April 2, 1882.

On April 8, 1882, fire burns blocks of downtown Dayton, touching off a decade of blazes that will cause hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. Some of the fires will be started by arsonists, incl...

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