Colfax, Washington

Colfax is a city located in Whitman County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,844. It is the county seat of Whitman County{{GR|6}} and was named after Schuyler Colfax.

History

Colfax was officially incorporated on November 29, 1881.

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November 29 - 1881

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Colfax notables

Either born, raised, or made Colfax their home.

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• Dinsmore Alter, astronomer and meteorologist
• Yakima Canutt, rodeo champion and Hollywood stuntman
• William La Follette, politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Washington
• Abe Goff, politician, Republican U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho
• Morten Lauridsen, composer of classical music
• Kate Bigelow Montague, (5 May 1885 - 30 October 1984) novelist, author, and journalist (also: amateur travel films of primarily southeast Asia, Europe and North America taken by Kate Bigelow Montague ca. mid to late 1930s) http://balder.prohosting.com/shissem/Hissem_Montagues_in_California.html
• Robert Osborne, Hollywood historian and journalist, prime-time host of Turner Classical Movies http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,103551,00.html