Dayton, Washington

above

The Touchet River is formed by several forks draining the north slope of the Blue Mountains above Dayton in Columbia County.

city of

county seat of

Columbia County, Washington

death

He [Jesse Newberry Day] died on Apr 20 1893 in Dayton, WA.

incorporation

The city [Dayton, Washington] was officially incorporated on November 10, 1881, and was named for Jesse Day.

official website

https://www.daytonwa.com/

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/237718

person

Jesse Newberry Day

plat

A town site plat [for Dayton, Washington] was filed by Jesse N. and Elizabeth Day on November 23, 1871.

random

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matthew 12:36 KJV

river

Touchet River

tags

city
county seat

vicinity

Lewis and Clark Trail State Park

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q925426

Wikimedia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dayton,_Washington

Wikipedia

Dayton, Washington (Wikipedia) Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2020 census.

Wikivoyage

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dayton_(Washington)

wild town

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.