Author: Sunny Pepin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738558202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Named for the Schtaileqawem native people, the idyllic town of Steilacoom is located on the southeastern shores of Washingtonas Puget Sound. The year 1841 marked the first official American exploration of Puget Sound by Lt. Charles Wilkes and the U.S. Navy. Although the area had a U.S. Army post at Fort Steilacoom, with the Hudsonas Bay Company at Fort Nisqually and pioneers scattered between, it wasnat until January 1851 that Capt. Lafayette Balch founded Port Steilacoom. Just south of the new port, John B. Chapman established Steilacoom City in June of that same year. The settlements merged to form the Town of Steilacoom in 1854; it became the first incorporated town in the Washington Territory. Steilacoomas story is one of transformation from bustling city to scenic small town. With a commanding view of the Narrows Bridge, the Olympic Mountains, Key Peninsula, and South Sound islands, Steilacoom is now proudly known as the aTown of Firsts.a
Steilacoom
Author: Sunny Pepin
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738558202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Named for the Schtaileqawem native people, the idyllic town of Steilacoom is located on the southeastern shores of Washingtonas Puget Sound. The year 1841 marked the first official American exploration of Puget Sound by Lt. Charles Wilkes and the U.S. Navy. Although the area had a U.S. Army post at Fort Steilacoom, with the Hudsonas Bay Company at Fort Nisqually and pioneers scattered between, it wasnat until January 1851 that Capt. Lafayette Balch founded Port Steilacoom. Just south of the new port, John B. Chapman established Steilacoom City in June of that same year. The settlements merged to form the Town of Steilacoom in 1854; it became the first incorporated town in the Washington Territory. Steilacoomas story is one of transformation from bustling city to scenic small town. With a commanding view of the Narrows Bridge, the Olympic Mountains, Key Peninsula, and South Sound islands, Steilacoom is now proudly known as the aTown of Firsts.a
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738558202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Named for the Schtaileqawem native people, the idyllic town of Steilacoom is located on the southeastern shores of Washingtonas Puget Sound. The year 1841 marked the first official American exploration of Puget Sound by Lt. Charles Wilkes and the U.S. Navy. Although the area had a U.S. Army post at Fort Steilacoom, with the Hudsonas Bay Company at Fort Nisqually and pioneers scattered between, it wasnat until January 1851 that Capt. Lafayette Balch founded Port Steilacoom. Just south of the new port, John B. Chapman established Steilacoom City in June of that same year. The settlements merged to form the Town of Steilacoom in 1854; it became the first incorporated town in the Washington Territory. Steilacoomas story is one of transformation from bustling city to scenic small town. With a commanding view of the Narrows Bridge, the Olympic Mountains, Key Peninsula, and South Sound islands, Steilacoom is now proudly known as the aTown of Firsts.a
Washington Public Documents
Author: Washington (State)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Washington (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
Book Description
Biennial Report
Author: Washington (State). Department of Business Control
Publisher:
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 928
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Biennial Report
Author: Washington (State). Dept. of Business Control
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Department of Business Control
Author: Washington (State) Dept. of Business Control
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Public Documents
Author: Washington (State)
Publisher:
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Category : Washington (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 1790
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ISBN:
Category : Washington (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 1790
Book Description
Holstein-Friesian World
Holstein-Friesian Herd-book
Author: Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Publisher:
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Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
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Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
Book Description
An Archaeological Investigation of Western State Hospital and the Fort Steilacoom Historic District (45PI105H)
Author: Lynn L. Larson
Publisher:
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Afoot and Afloat
Author: Marge Mueller
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898869521
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
* Guidebook to South Puget Sound from both the water and by land* In addition to maps and route info, the guidebook includes interesting facts and trivia, navigation notes, and new lists of attractions for specific tripsThis title is for people who love water and the South Puget Sound - being on it or near it. That's why the guidebook not only tells you where to take your boat but what you can do on land when you arrive at your destination. On the other hand, it's not necessary toown a boat to find fun things to do in these books. If you like to hike, bike, picnic, or see wildlife all with a beautiful Puget Sound backdrop, Afoot & Afloat: South Puget Sound will show you where to do that, complete with detailed driving directions.This South Puget Sound edition of the popular Afoot & Afloat series covers locations from Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Peninsula, Vashon Island, Tacoma, Nisqually Delta and Olympia, among many more.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898869521
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
* Guidebook to South Puget Sound from both the water and by land* In addition to maps and route info, the guidebook includes interesting facts and trivia, navigation notes, and new lists of attractions for specific tripsThis title is for people who love water and the South Puget Sound - being on it or near it. That's why the guidebook not only tells you where to take your boat but what you can do on land when you arrive at your destination. On the other hand, it's not necessary toown a boat to find fun things to do in these books. If you like to hike, bike, picnic, or see wildlife all with a beautiful Puget Sound backdrop, Afoot & Afloat: South Puget Sound will show you where to do that, complete with detailed driving directions.This South Puget Sound edition of the popular Afoot & Afloat series covers locations from Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Peninsula, Vashon Island, Tacoma, Nisqually Delta and Olympia, among many more.