Dayton (Washington)

Columbia County

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Dayton is a city in the southeast of the U.S. state of Washington. The town has 2,655 inhabitants and is located in Columbia County, the county seat ( county seat ) he is.

In 1806, the Dayton today, the Lewis and Clark expedition stopped over east. The first non-Indian settlers left in 1859 low. First, the land was used only for pasture, but two years later they went to the cultivation of wheat and other cereals over, because this soil sufficiently profitable capable and the rainfall was adequate. 1872 was the place its present name and a post office was established.

Dayton is home to both the oldest train depot ( built in 1881 ) and the oldest still in use District Court Building ( built in 1887 ) in Washington State. Both are registered along with 115 other buildings in the city in the National Register of Historic Places.