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Treaty Signing

When
1 July 1855
Where
Quinault River
Part of
Quinault Treaty signed at Taholah

The Quinault Treaty was signed on 1 July 1855 at the Quinault River, with the Quinault and Quileute tribes ceding land to the United States.

The treaty was signed on 1 July 1855 at the Quinault River. Signatories included Isaac Stevens, superintendent of Indian affairs and governor of Washington Territory, and tribal representatives such as Quinault Head Chief Taholah and Quileute Head Chief How-yat'l. The treaty established the Quinault Reservation, though most Quileute remained in their homeland. Taholah, Washington is the headquarters of the Quinault Indian Nation, not the documented signing site.

Sources

  1. Quinault Treaty Wikipedia, revision of 2024-11-02
  2. Quileute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  3. Quinault Indian Nation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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