George Washington (Washington pioneer)
- George Washington (Washington pioneer)
George Washington (August 15,1817 – August 26,1905) was the founder of the town of Centralia, Washington.[Kit Oldham, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5276 George and Mary Jane Washington founded the town of Centerville (now Centralia) on January 8, 1875] , HistoryLink, February 23, 2003. Accessed online 12 March 2008.] He is remembered as a leading African American pioneer of the Pacific Northwest. [ [http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/blakbios.html Biographical Sketches of Black Pioneers and Settlers of the Pacific Northwest] , End of the Oregon Trail, [http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html Oregon Trail History Library] . Accessed online 12 March 2008.] ]Born in Virginia, the son of a former slave and a woman of English descent, Washington was raised by a white couple named Anna and James Cochran.
The town grew and grew; a church was built, and a city park was made from land the Washingtons dedicated. During hard times, the Washingtons helped find food and work for the people of the town, who might otherwise have starved to death.
George Washington died at the age of 88, when Centralia had grown to a huge town. The people in Centralia held a funeral in his honor.
ee also
*George Washington Bush
References
External sources
* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5276 History Link]
* [http://www.drizzle.com/~jtenlen/walewis/centralia.html Centralia bibliography]
* [http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/blakbios.html Black Bios-Oregon trail]
* [http://www.chehalis.net/gw.html Chehalis, WA site]
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