KLICKITAT Chronology

20 Dec 1859
KLICKITAT created by Washington Territory from SKAMANIA and WALLA WALLA. Until 1889 county name also variously spelled CLICATAT, CLICITAT, KLIKITAT, or CLICKITAT. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1859, 7th sess., p. 420)

31 Jan 1861
KLICKITAT gained from SKAMANIA and WALLA WALLA. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1860, 8th sess., p. 59)

23 Jan 1863
KLICKITAT lost to creation of FERGUSON (extinct). (Wash. Terr. Laws 1862, 10th sess., pp. 4-5)

14 Jan 1865
KLICKITAT gained from SKAMANIA; SKAMANIA eliminated. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1864-1865, 12th sess., pp. 44-46)

18 Jan 1865
KLICKITAT gained from FERGUSON (extinct) when the act to create FERGUSON was repealed. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1864-1865, 12th sess., p. 47)

21 Jan 1865
KLICKITAT lost to creation of YAKIMA. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1864-1865, 12th sess., pp. 47-48)

28 Jan 1867
KLICKITAT lost to restoration of SKAMANIA when the law of 14 January 1865 eliminating SKAMANIA was disapproved by Congress. (U.S. Stat., vol. 14, ch. 155[1866], sec. 4/p. 77; Wash. Terr. Laws 1866-1867; 14th sess., p. 3; Abbott, p. 113)

31 Jan 1867
KLICKITAT gained from YAKIMA, lost to SKAMANIA. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1866-1867, 14th sess., pp. 49-50)

18 Jan 1868
KLICKITAT gained from SKAMANIA, WALLA WALLA, and YAKIMA; gained all of Non-County Area 3; Non-County Area 3 eliminated. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1867, 1st biennial sess., p. 60)

02 Dec 1869
KLICKITAT gained from SKAMANIA, lost to YAKIMA. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1869, 2nd biennial sess., sec. 1/pp. 296-297)

14 Nov 1873
KLICKITAT lost to YAKIMA. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1873, 4th biennial sess., p. 571)

29 Nov 1881
KLICKITAT exchanged with SKAMANIA. (Wash. Terr. Laws 1881, 8th biennial sess., pp. 187-188)

11 Nov 1889
KLICKITAT continued as a Washington county when the state of Washington admitted to the Union and Washington Territory eliminated. (U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889], p. 676; U.S. Stat. pres. proc., vol. 26[1889], p. 10; Van Zandt, 155-156)

08 Mar 1905
KLICKITAT lost to creation of BENTON. (Wash. Laws 1905, 9th leg. sess., ch. 89/pp. 185-191)