City of KELSO-LONGVIEW

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KELSO

Washington

Kelso and Longview may be the most historic cities in Washington. There is history all over these two cities, if you only know where to look.

Americans settled in Cowlitz County even before settling in Seattle in the 1840’s. Early settlers met at a settlement called Monticello, near what is now Longview, to draft a petition to Congress to create the Washington Territory out of the Oregon Territory, at the Monticello Convention of 1852. The convention was held in the home of Harry Darby Huntington. The convention was a success; Congress drafted a bill establishing Washington Territory, which President Millard Fillmore signed into law on March 2, 1853. This marked the beginning of the state of Washington and it became a state on November 11, 1889.

Located on Interstate 5, Kelso is at the confluence of the Cowlitz, Coweeman and Columbia Rivers. Kelso is 48 miles north of Portland, Oregon and 125 miles south of Seattle, and only 80 miles east of the Pacific Ocean.

Neither this website nor the Pioneer Restoration Organization is affiliated with Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation). Should you want information on Amtrak services, kindly go to www.amtrak.com or telephone 800-872-7245.

Text Box: City of Kelso-Longview www.kelso.gov 203 South Pacific Kelso, Washington 98626 360/ 636-4200

Text Box: Kelso-Longview Chamber www.kelsolongviewchamber.org 1563 Olympia Way Longview, Washington 98632 360/ 423-8400

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Text Box: Senator Maria Cantwell Senator Patty Murray Congressman Jay Inslee Congressman Rick Larsen Congressman Brian Baird Congressman Richard Hastings Congressman Cathy McMorris Rodgers Congressman Norm Dicks Congressman James McDermott Congressman Dave Reichert Governor Christine Gregoire Kelso Mayor David Futcher Longview Mayor Kurt Anagnostou

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