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Washington Admission

When: November 1889
Where: Washington
Part of: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington admitted as U.S. states

Washington entered the Union under the Enabling Act of 1889, which permitted its entrance into the United States of America.

The Enabling Act of 1889 permitted the entrance of Washington into the United States of America. The state's admission followed the constitutional process established under the Act, though the supplied passages do not state the specific admission date, ordinal position, or capital city.

Sources

Enabling Act of 1889 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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