The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Constitution Week, September 17-23, commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United States.

The first plan of national government the United States had was called Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, quickly shortened to the Articles of Confederation by most people. The Confederation was a loosely joined group of states that gives only limited powers to the central government. The Articles were drawn up in 1777 and went out of existence when the Constitution was adopted in 1789.

The United States Constitution has endured longer than any other constitution in the world and has been used by many other countries as a model for drafting their own constitutions.