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Dayton, Washington (population 2,715), is the seat of Columbia County, in the southeastern part
of the State. Dayton is nestled in a valley 1,600 feet above sea level, at the confluence of the
Touchet River and Patit Creek. In 1806, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were perhaps the
first white people to set foot in what is now known as Columbia County.
Dayton, Washington History:
By 1855, pioneers had moved out of what would become Dayton due to Indian attacks, and
from 1855 to 1859, wars or rumors of wars abounded between Indian tribes and American
settlers and troops. In 1859, however, Governor Stevens announced the treaties that ended
the wars. New settlers arrived that spring, and Indian land with 75 to 100 teepee frames
was established.
Dayton was known as "Day's town" after settler Jesse Day, who filed the plat of the town
site and owned most of its businesses. Dayton was incorporated in 1874 and soon became a
thriving community. From 1876 to 1878, Dayton was a wild and wooly town, with gambling
and 15 saloons for its 1,500 people. Some of the best-known desperados of the West were
entertained here until law and order were established.
Between 1880 and 1910, prosperous Dayton businessmen and farmers built residential,
commercial, and public buildings in the Queen Anne, Italianate, Gothic, and Craftsman
styles. Today, 117 of those buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic
Places and form three National Historic Districts. Self-guided walking tour maps are
available for each district.
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