Military Division of the Pacific Military Division of the Pacific The Military Division of the Pacific was a major command (Department) of the United States Army during the late 19th century. On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific was created under Major General Henry W. Halleck, replacing the Department of the Pacific, consisting of the Department of the Columbia that now consisted of the state of Oregon and the territories of Washington and Idaho and the expanded Department of California that now consisted of the states of California and Nevada and the Territory of New Mexico and Territory of Arizona. Headquarters for
Washington State Route 529 1913, the Pacific Highway was added to the state highway system and used Broadway (former SR 529) in Everett and State Avenue in Marysville to travel between Seattle and the Canada–US border. The Pacific Highway between Everett and Marysville, named the Vernon Road, was paved in 1916 and paid by a county road bond issue. The highway was later signed as in 1923, which became the Washington segment of (US 99) during the creation of the United States Numbered Highways in 1926. Since the bridges over the Snohomish River delta weren't complete at the time of planning, US 99 used